| Shade | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Grouper |
| Cover: | Shade (Grouper).png |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | October 22, 2021 |
| Recorded: | 2006–2021 |
| Length: | 34:59 |
| Label: | Kranky |
| Producer: | Liz Harris |
| Prev Title: | Grid of Points |
| Prev Year: | 2018 |
Shade is the twelfth studio album by American musician Liz Harris under the stage name Grouper. It was released in the United States on October 22, 2021 on Kranky.
Shade consists of songs recorded over a span of fifteen years, from 2006 to 2021.
Shade was announced on July 27, 2021.[1] Accompanying the announcement, the track "Unclean Mind" was released. On September 15, Grouper released and shared a video for the track "Ode to the Blue". The video featured musician Julia Holter.[2]
The aggregate review site Metacritic assigns an average score of 86 out of 100 to the album based on 15 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
Shade was ranked the 2nd best album of the year in The Washington Post's year-end list.[3]
| Accolade | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| AllMusic | AllMusic | ||
| BrooklynVegan | BrooklynVegan | ||
| The Fader | The Faders Top 50 Albums of 2021 | ||
| Pitchfork | Pitchforks Top 50 Albums of 2021 | ||
| The Quietus | The Quietus Top 100 Albums of 2021 | ||
| Washington Post | The Washington Posts Top 10 Albums of 2021 | ||
| The Wire | The Wires Top 50 Albums of 2021 |