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10.0
115444
10.0 |
NOW
The Neon Skyline’s poignant vignettes are set to perfect melodies and refined arrangements
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9.0
115441
9.0 |
Exclaim
Shauf's ability to imbue his characters with plenty of nuance, quirk, charm and flaw in brisk scenes is impressive enough, but his need to craft full worlds around them put him head and shoulders above his peers
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8.1
115535
8.1 |
Paste Magazine
He has once again proven himself to be up there with maple syrup, Ryan Gosling and Schitt’s Creek as one of Canada’s greatest exports
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8.0
115461
8.0 |
No Ripcord
Though The Neon Skyline doesn't feature a standout single like The Magician — which, really, is a tall order — Shauf opts for a dim-lit, consistent soft-rock groove that better fits his characters' sustained and reflective mood
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8.0
115509
8.0 |
Q
A great collection of moodily atmospheric songs. Print edition only
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8.0
115397
8.0 |
PopMatters
Andy Shauf reminisces about the bad as well as the good with the fuzziness of alcohol cushioning the blows of memory. Life continues, he notes, even if it doesn't always progress
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8.0
115398
8.0 |
Northern Transmissions
The Party may have put Shauf on the map but Neon Skyline should continue to open his world up to more listeners, ones that will stick around to whatever he chooses to do next for a long time to come
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8.0
115399
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Throughout the record, Shauf’s warm melodies and dry humour make the atmosphere inside The Neon Skyline feel tangible
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8.0
115699
8.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Shauf further cements himself as one of our more intriguing and effortless songwriters
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8.0
115706
8.0 |
Clash
The Neon Skyline is one of those albums that will probably never achieve the popularity with the influencers and loud crowds that one sometimes lazily associates with a “successful” artist
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8.0
117203
8.0 |
Long Live Vinyl
His sixth is airier, but its nominal skyline is nonetheless a bar’s counter, and it’s around this his song’s characters circulate as if it were
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7.9
115541
7.9 |
Pitchfork
The Canadian singer-songwriter uses the concept album to recreate the quietly stirring scenes of a dead romance. The Neon Skyline unfolds into a wistful, funny, and heartbreaking world of its own
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7.0
115396
7.0 |
Gigwise
Unexpectedly poignant and charming
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