Canadian singer-songwriter Andy Shauf released two new singles, “Satan” and “Jacob Rose” via Anti-Records. The double single follows Shauf’s 2021 album Wilds and 2020’s The Neon Skyline.
“Satan” and “Jacob Rose” are Shauf’s first new music since surprise releasing Wilds in September last year. Wilds “is a revealing look at Shauf’s mindset during the time he was writing the 2020 album The Neon Skyline,” as per a press release.
Andy detailed one of the new songs, “Satan,” and its accompanying music video directed by Ryan Steel:
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.
Watch the video for “Satan” and listen to “Jacob Rose” below:
