Andy Shauf

Andy Shauf is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Regina, Saskatchewan. He plays several instruments, including guitar, drums, and clarinet.

Early life
Shauf was born in Estevan, Saskatchewan, grew up in Bienfait, and later moved to Regina. His parents ran an electronics and music store, giving him access to a variety of instruments. He played Christian music with his parents and was a drummer in the Christian pop punk band Captain until 2006.

Career
After two self-released albums in 2006 and 2007, respectively, Shauf released two albums on Hopeless Records: Darker Days (2009) and Waiting for the Sun to Leave (2010). These were followed by the self-released EP Sam Jones Feeds His Demons (2012).

He released the album The Bearer of Bad News independently in 2012. The album was re-released in 2015 on Tender Loving Empire and Party Damage Records. The song "Wendell Walker" from the album was shortlisted for the 2016 SOCAN Songwriting Prize,

In 2015, Shauf signed to Arts & Crafts Productions in Canada and ANTI- internationally, releasing the non-album single "Jenny Come Home" as his first release on both labels. "Jenny Come Home" was Shauf's breakthrough on Canadian radio, charting on both CBC Radio 2's Radio 2 Top 20 and CBC Radio 3.

Through early 2016, he toured Europe as an opening act for The Lumineers, and he moved from Saskatchewan to Toronto in April of that year.

Shauf's album The Party, was released in May 2016. After some experimental recordings with a group of musicians, Shauf ended up playing almost all of the instruments on the album himself, with the exception of the string arrangements, which were written and performed by Colin Nealis. The album was a shortlisted finalist for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize and has since been noted by some as the first album to win Shauf widespread recognition. Following the album's release, Shauf toured throughout 2017 with a five-piece band.

In 2018 Shauf recorded an album with D.A. Kissick, Avery Kissick and Dallas Bryson, under the band name Foxwarren. The album was released on 30 November 2018, and received a Juno Award nomination for Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020.

On 23 October 2019, Shauf announced that a new album, The Neon Skyline, would be released 24 January 2020. A single, "Things I Do," was released the same day. After the release of The Neon Skyline, Barack Obama featured the title track on his 2020 summer playlist. Commenting on this honor, Shauf stated, "It’s cool to think that Obama, or the Obamas together, have listened to my music. It’s a really nice feeling to think my music has gone that far."

On 24 September 2021, Shauf released the album Wilds, a collection 9 songs written and recorded at the same time as The Neon Skyline and described as a "companion piece" to it.

On 10 February 2023, Shauf released Norm. The concept album follows a stalker, and has been praised for its use of unreliable narrators and its sinister undertones. The album was longlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize.

EPs

 * Tour EP (2009)
 * Four Songs (2009)
 * Sam Jones Feeds His Demons (2012)

with Foxwarren

 * Has Been Defeated (2011)
 * Foxwarren (2018)