The Official Body
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Released | 19 January 2018 | |||
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Length | 40:54 | |||
Label | FatCat | |||
Producer | Edwyn Collins | |||
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Singles from 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
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.1/10[6] |
Metacritic | 76/100[7] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The A.V. Club | B+[8] |
Clash | 8/10[9] |
Exclaim! | 6/10[10] |
NME | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 8.1/10[1] |
Record Collector | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Skinny | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Uncut | 7/10[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
[edit]All music is composed by Shopping
No. | Title | Length |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c Moreland, Quinn (19 January 2018). "Shopping: The Official Body". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ a b c Phares, Heather. "The Official Body – Shopping". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Review: Shopping - The Official Body". SLUG Magazine. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ Rettig, James (25 September 2017). "Shopping – "The Hype"". Stereogum. Bauer Media. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ Thompson, Paul (27 September 2017). ""The Hype" by Shopping Review". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "The Official Body by Shopping reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ a b "The Official Body by Shopping Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ O'Neal, Sean (19 January 2018). "Shopping, The Official Body". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ Murray, Robin (15 January 2018). "SHOPPING – The Official Body". Clash. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ Blenkarn, Matthew (15 January 2018). "Shopping: The Official Body". Exclaim!. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ Smith, Thomas (16 January 2018). "Shopping – 'The Official Body' Album Review". NME. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ Pearlman, Mischa (January 2018). "Shopping – The Official Body". Record Collector (475). Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ Scott, Hayley (17 January 2018). "Shopping – The Official Body". The Skinny. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ Pattison, Louis (February 2018). "Shopping: The Official Body". Uncut (249): 32.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (24 February 2018). "Robert Christgau on Fever Ray's 'Plunge' Into the Beyond". Noisey. Vice. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "The Official Body - Shopping Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.