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. More mixed of opinion, Freaky Triggers Tom Ewing felt that the album's bass-led post-punk sound was too faithful to source inspirations like ESG and the Au Pairs, and thus restrictive in sound, though he did praise Rachel Aggs' guitar work.
Track listing
Personnel The following individuals were credited with the album's production and artwork.
Edwyn Collins — Producer DLT Design — Layout Billy Easter — Cover Photo Shopping — Design, Layout, Primary Artist Matthew Williams — Inside Photo
References
External links The Official Body on Bandcamp The Official Body at FatCat Records