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Aug 25, 2017Holiday Destination is musically rich, but its greatest triumph is its concord of convenience and intellect.
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Aug 25, 2017On her third LP, Shah displays the patience to let an idea stew. And she’s not moving on until she’s sufficiently chewed it over, swished it around her mouth, and dragged her tongue across her front teeth.
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Sep 25, 2017Holiday Destination is Shah’s third LP, and is her most accomplished effort to date--superbly executed with an ability to make an austere backdrop insatiably compelling.
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Sep 14, 2017This is one holiday destination you really should explore.
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Sep 6, 2017Nadine Shah has deftly channelled her fury and disbelief at it all into a record that’s both fiercely intelligent and, with its tense Krautrock rhythms, deliciously dark, gothic melodies and gorgeous, strident vocals, moreishly listenable.
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Aug 25, 2017It's an album filled with wonderful moments from the delicious grooves of "Evil" to "Mother Fighter's" entrancing hooks, and they only ever serve to deepen Shah's message.
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Aug 25, 2017With Holiday Destination, Nadine puts a critical magnifying glass over why we should do just that [fight for something better than what we currently have].
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Aug 24, 2017While Shah’s tunes are so enjoyable to listen to, that unsettling harmonic twang continues to add a feverish subsidy to her soulful voice, a reminder of the uneasiness of the subject matter.
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Aug 24, 2017She’s not yet gone for the poppier approach to take her messages more mainstream, but few current artists make music with such a simmering edge.
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MojoAug 21, 2017Holiday Destination needs to be uncomfortable and it is, a beautifully realised disturbance of any remaining peace. [Sep 2017, p.92]
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UncutAug 21, 2017A sort of gothy folktronica dominates songs like "Yes Men" and "Out The Way," with shades of PJ Harvey on the acerbic title track about refugees, while the crawling jutter of "2016" captures the dislocating agony of experiencing personal anxiety while "there's a fascist in the White House." [Sep 2017, p.37]
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Aug 21, 2017This is a well thought-out record and is clearly something that has taken several years to coalesce and construct. Though the political edge can sometimes distract from the beauty of the instrumentation, articulation and overall composition, it never gets boring, with little twists and turns that get better upon every listen.
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Aug 21, 2017Shah's rich musical palette smartly frames her lyrical acumen; crisp horns colour Relief’s spartan groove.
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Sep 1, 2017Holiday Destination is compellingly bleak, but Shah’s defiance and willingness connect the dots to make it hopeful.