Wilds
by Andy Shauf

Wilds by Andy Shauf
Year: 2021
Release date: 2021-09-24
Overall rank: 29,666th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
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Andy Shauf bestography

Wilds is ranked 5th best out of 7 albums by Andy Shauf on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Andy Shauf is The Party which is ranked number 4693 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 299.

Andy Shauf album bestography « Higher ranked (12,982nd)
Norm
This album (29,666th)
Wilds
Lower ranked (54,775th) »
Darker Days

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Overall rank: 29,666th | 2020s rank: 2,819th | 2021 rank: 577th

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73/100 (from 15 votes)
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06/23/2024 02:09 DriftingOrpheus  Ratings distribution  72281/100
 
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06/17/2023 18:12 Tamthebam  Ratings distribution  23,00169/100
 
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03/26/2023 12:14 LosWochos  Ratings distribution  46,90975/100
 
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11/01/2022 11:12 jonny5244  Ratings distribution  8,44663/100
 
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09/25/2022 23:49 Purplepash  Ratings distribution  4,82175/100

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From 09/25/2021 22:49 | #274179
(9 tracks, 27 minutes, and gobs of charmingly lazy and very VERY relaxed and slack Indie folk/Pop. I don't know what it is about this little album, but it just vibes with me so damn well.)

Well, this is low-effort pop in the best way. Andy Shauf's vocals throughout this album are slurry and sleepy and tired and I get the sense he has a half smile on his lips and his eyes half open as he delivers these tracks. But the melodies and the very stripped down instrumentals and the way the songwriting sounds so natural and conversational and observational, all the elements come together to make for just a super chill and beautiful listening experience.

With an album so trim, so free of long passages, its important that there are no duds here - as such would stick out like a sore thumb on this tracklist. There are no duds here imo. I think each song is short, insubstantial (again, in a good way) and quick in passing. But there are some highlights, such as the beautiful "Green Glass", or the funny (to me anyway - i always laugh) "Spanish on the Beach", or "Jaywalker" with its dreamy almost psychedelic guitar riff and the walking, loping bass line, or the hypnotic and offbeat "Television Blue", or the sad and somber "Wicked and Wild", and of course the 2 "Wilds" tracks that open and close this album. I just like this album. It feels strangely familiar even on first listen. Very welcoming.

I think there is a concept here, there is a woman named Judy who keeps coming up, etc. I have not put together what the theme or conceptual thru-line is, nor have I tried. Maybe someday I will, but for now this is just a cool, slack ass indie pop singer/songwriter album. And its short and sweet. Highly recommended.
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