title: The Official Body
text: # 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
  