Andy Shauf has shared two new songs, "Satan" and "Jacob Rose," ahead of his upcoming North American run of shows. "Satan" comes attached to a video directed by Ryan Steel, which you can watch below.
In a statement about "Satan," Shauf said:
When I was young, there were a few years where I wasn't allowed to celebrate Hallowe'en. The church that I grew up in was saying that Hallowe'en was 'The Devil's Day' and that it had its roots in satanic rituals. After a few years of this, my parents realized it was a bit silly to deny us our free candy and let us resume.
The Christianity that I was brought up in said that believers went to heaven and non-believers went to hell. A sort of cartoon-like simplification of ancient texts. So with the lyrics of this song, I was trying to take this cartoon-like simplification of life (and death) and pair it with a cartoon-like version of this Christian hell. Where after you complete a long and disciplined life, you find yourself holding a bite-sized chocolate bar stapled to an invitation to a Hallowe'en pool party with Satan himself.
Shauf released his last record Wilds — recorded during the same sessions as 2020's Neon Skyline — in 2021. Listen to "Satan" and "Jacob Rose" below.
In a statement about "Satan," Shauf said:
When I was young, there were a few years where I wasn't allowed to celebrate Hallowe'en. The church that I grew up in was saying that Hallowe'en was 'The Devil's Day' and that it had its roots in satanic rituals. After a few years of this, my parents realized it was a bit silly to deny us our free candy and let us resume.
The Christianity that I was brought up in said that believers went to heaven and non-believers went to hell. A sort of cartoon-like simplification of ancient texts. So with the lyrics of this song, I was trying to take this cartoon-like simplification of life (and death) and pair it with a cartoon-like version of this Christian hell. Where after you complete a long and disciplined life, you find yourself holding a bite-sized chocolate bar stapled to an invitation to a Hallowe'en pool party with Satan himself.
Shauf released his last record Wilds — recorded during the same sessions as 2020's Neon Skyline — in 2021. Listen to "Satan" and "Jacob Rose" below.
