The Official Body
# The Official Body

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

Professional ratings :

| Aggregate scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.1/10 |
| Metacritic | 76/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The A.V. Club | B+ |
| Clash | 8/10 |
| Exclaim! | 6/10 |
| NME | |
| Pitchfork | 8.1/10 |
| Record Collector | |
| The Skinny | |
| Uncut | 7/10 |
| Vice (Expert Witness) | A− |

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.

## Track listing

All music is composed by Shopping.

## 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
