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The Official Body
Studio album by
Shopping
Released19 January 2018 (2018-01-19)
Genre
Length40:54
LabelFatCat
ProducerEdwyn Collins
Shopping chronology
Why Choose
(2015) 		The Official Body
(2018) 		All or Nothing
(2020)
Singles from The Official Body
  1. "The Hype"
    Released: 25 September 2017[4][5]

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

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.1/10[6]
Metacritic76/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubB+[8]
Clash8/10[9]
Exclaim!6/10[10]
NME[11]
Pitchfork8.1/10[1]
Record Collector[12]
The Skinny[13]
Uncut7/10[14]
Vice (Expert Witness)A−[15]

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.[7] 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.[16]

Track listing

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All music is composed by Shopping

No.TitleLength
1."The Hype"3:55
2."Wild Child"2:22
3."Asking for a Friend"2:42
4."Suddenly Gone"2:38
5."Shave Your Head"2:54
6."Discover"3:01
7."Control Yourself"4:12
8."My Dad's a Dancer"2:14
9."New Values"3:43
10."Overtime"3:53
Total length:31:31

Personnel

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The following individuals were credited with the album's production and artwork.[17]

  • Edwyn Collins — Producer
  • DLT Design — Layout
  • Billy Easter — Cover Photo
  • Shopping — Design, Layout, Primary Artist
  • Matthew Williams — Inside Photo

References

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  1. ^ a b c Moreland, Quinn (19 January 2018). "Shopping: The Official Body". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Phares, Heather. "The Official Body – Shopping". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Review: Shopping - The Official Body". SLUG Magazine. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  4. ^ Rettig, James (25 September 2017). "Shopping – "The Hype"". Stereogum. Bauer Media. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  5. ^ Thompson, Paul (27 September 2017). ""The Hype" by Shopping Review". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  6. ^ "The Official Body by Shopping reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  7. ^ a b "The Official Body by Shopping Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  8. ^ O'Neal, Sean (19 January 2018). "Shopping, The Official Body". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  9. ^ Murray, Robin (15 January 2018). "SHOPPING – The Official Body". Clash. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  10. ^ Blenkarn, Matthew (15 January 2018). "Shopping: The Official Body". Exclaim!. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  11. ^ Smith, Thomas (16 January 2018). "Shopping – 'The Official Body' Album Review". NME. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  12. ^ Pearlman, Mischa (January 2018). "Shopping – The Official Body". Record Collector (475). Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  13. ^ Scott, Hayley (17 January 2018). "Shopping – The Official Body". The Skinny. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  14. ^ Pattison, Louis (February 2018). "Shopping: The Official Body". Uncut (249): 32.
  15. ^ Christgau, Robert (24 February 2018). "Robert Christgau on Fever Ray's 'Plunge' Into the Beyond". Noisey. Vice. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  16. ^ Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  17. ^ "The Official Body - Shopping Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
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