[2] His parents ran an electronics and music store, giving him access to a variety of instruments.

[13] Through early 2016, he toured Europe as an opening act for the Lumineers,[14] and he moved from Saskatchewan to Toronto in April that year.

[6] After some experimental recordings with a group of musicians, Shauf ended up playing almost all of the instruments on the album himself,[15][16] with the exception of the string arrangements, which were written and performed by Colin Nealis.

[26] After the release of The Neon Skyline, Barack Obama featured the title track on his 2020 summer playlist.

"[28] On 24 September 2021, Shauf released the album Wilds, a collection nine songs written and recorded at the same time as The Neon Skyline and described as a "companion piece" to it.