The Official Body

The Official Body is the third studio album by British post-punk band Shopping. It was released on 19 January 2018 through FatCat Records.

Critical reception
The Official Body was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from professional critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 15 reviews. Tom Hull gave it an A-minus and said that the "songs are tight, clean, [and] have a rhythm and tone similar to that of such classic post-punk bands as Wire, Gang of Four, and Joy Division.

Personnel
The following individuals were credited with the album's production and artwork.


 * Edwyn Collins &mdash; Producer
 * DLT	Design &mdash; Layout
 * Billy Easter &mdash; Cover Photo
 * Shopping &mdash; Design, Layout, Primary Artist
 * Matthew Williams &mdash; Inside Photo