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2018 studio album by Shad
A Short Story About a War
Studio album by Shad
Released26 October 2018 (2018-10-26)
Genre
Length39:19
LabelSecret City Records
Shad chronology
Flying Colours
(2013) 		A Short Story About a War
(2018) 		TAO
(2021)
Singles from A Short Story About War
  1. "The Fool Pt. 1 (Get it Got it Good)"
    Released: 26 July 2018
  2. "The Fool Pt. 3 (State of Mind)"
    Released: 29 August 2018
  3. "The Stone Throwers (Gone in a Blink)"
    Released: 26 September 2018

A Short Story About a War is the fifth studio album by Canadian rapper Shad, released in Canada on 26 October 2018.

Background

A Short Story About a War is a concept album focused around The Fool in a war controlled by the Snipers, Revolutionaries, the Establishment, and the Stone-Throwers, described as "holding a mirror to our world – a provocative story told through disarmingly catchy songs that weaves through issues of migration, environment, politics and above all, the human spirit."

Singles

He had released the singles for this album "The Fool Pt. 1 (Get it Got it Good)" on 26 July 2018, along with a music video, "The Fool Pt. 3 (State of Mind)" on 29 August 2018, along with a music video, and the song "The Stone Throwers (Gone in a Blink)" on 26 September 2018.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!8/10
The Spill Magazine9/10
Voir4/5
Spectrum Culture4/5

A Short Story about a War has received generally positive reviews from critics. Eric Lowers from Exclaim! said, "Shad's A Short Story About a War isn't a one-listen album, but rather one with multiple layers that need to be peeled back to fully grasp its concept.". The Spill Magazine declared the album for Editor's Picks and Nicholas Musilli states that, "A Short Story About A War delivers the raw reality of injustice, greed, and racism in our present time and space. Shad's sixth studio album stands out as collage of expressionism, a mixed-media of sorts." and that "A Short Story About A War delivers in the most uncomfortable way, while difficult at times, it speaks an honest emotional truth." In July 2019, A Short Story about a War was shortlisted for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro: Sniper" 
2."The Revolution/The Establishment" 
3."The Stone Throwers (Gone in a Blink)" 
4."Get it Got it Good Intro" 
5."The Fool Pt. 1 (Get it Got it Good)" 
6."Magic Intro" 
7."Magic" (featuring Lido Pimienta) 
8."The Fool Pt. 2 (Water)" (featuring Steven Mulcare) 
9."Sniper Interlude" 
10."Peace/War" 
11."The Fool Pt. 3 (Frame of Mind)" (featuring KAYTRANADA) 
12."Another Year" (Featuring Ian Kamau and Eternia) 
13."All I Need" (Featuring Yukon Blonde) 

Personnel

The following personnel are the known album contributors:

References

  1. ^ Murphy, Sarah (12 July 2018). "Shad Returns with 'A Short Story About a War' LP, Drops New Single". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. Cooper, Zach (17 July 2018). "Shad announces new album, A Short Story About a War". Canadian Beats Media. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  3. "Secret City Records - YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  4. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Shad - The Fool Pt 3 (Frame Of Mind) (Official Video). YouTube.
  5. ^ Lowers, Eric (26 October 2018). "Shad a Short Story About a War". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  6. ^ Musilli, Nicholas (26 October 2018). "Spill Album Review: Shad - A Short Story About A War". The Spill Magazine. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  7. "Shad: A Short Story About a War". Voir (in French). 30 October 2018. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  8. Cober-Lake, Justin (31 October 2018). "Shad: A Short Story About a War". Spectrum Culture. Archived from the original on 15 February 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  9. Gordon, Holly (20 June 2019). "Find out who made the 2019 Polaris Music Prize long list". CBC Music. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  10. Paul Chin (4 January 2018). "I've spent 2 days programming literally 20 bars of drums (not a lot), and I'm so proud. This next @shadkmusic record bout to be wild, dawg" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 August 2018 – via Twitter.

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