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Kitchen Sink
Studio album by
Released26 June 2020 (2020-06-26)
Length47:01
LabelInfectious
ProducerBen Hillier
Nadine Shah chronology
Holiday Destination
(2017)
Kitchen Sink
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8/10[2]
Metacritic86/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Beats Per Minute75%[5]
Clash8/10[6]
DIY[7]
Gigwise7/10[8]
The Line of Best Fit9/10[9]
Loud and Quiet7/10[10]
MusicOMH[11]
NME[12]
Pitchfork7.9/10[13]

Kitchen Sink is the fourth studio album by English musician Nadine Shah. It was released on June 26, 2020 under Infectious Music.[14]

Singles

On 4 February, Shah announced the release of her new album - originally scheduled for 5 June 2020 - along with the first single "Ladies for Babies (Goats For Love)".[15]

On 25 March 2020, the second single "Trad" was released.[16]

The third release "Buckfast" was released on 13 May 2020, along with the announcement the album had been pushed back to June 26, from its original date of June 5.[17] Shah said of the new single: ""Buckfast" is about a toxic relationship, it’s about gaslighting."[18]

Critical reception

Kitchen Sink was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 86, based on 14 reviews.[3] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the album 82 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 17 reviews.[1]

Track listing

Track listing adapted from Tidal.[19]

Kitchen Sink track listing
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Club Cougar"
  • Ben Hillier
  • Nadine Shah
4:46
2."Ladies for Babies (Goats for Love)"
  • B. Hillier
  • N. Shah
4:29
3."Buckfast"
  • B. Hillier
  • N. Shah
  • Ben Nicholls
  • Neill MacColl
3:51
4."Dillydally"
  • B. Hiller
  • N. Shah
  • B. Nicholls
3:48
5."Trad"
  • B. Hiller
  • N. Shah
  • B. Nicholls
5:28
6."Kitchen Sink"
  • B. Hillier
  • N. Shah
3:37
7."Kite"
  • B. Hillier
  • N. Shah
4:53
8."Ukrainian Wine"
  • B. Hillier
  • N. Shah
4:40
9."Wasps Nest"
  • B. Hillier
  • N. Shah
2:23
10."Walk"
  • B. Hillier
  • N. Shah
4:44
11."Prayer Mat"
  • B. Hillier
  • N. Shah
  • N MacColl
4:21

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Kitchen Sink
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] 14
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 29
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[22] 3

References

  1. ^ a b "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. ^ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  4. ^ Christopher Monger, James. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  5. ^ Fisette, Jeremy (26 June 2020). "Beats Per Minute Review". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  6. ^ Hakimian, Rob (24 June 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  7. ^ Jamieson, Sarah. "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  8. ^ Pywell, Matty (22 June 2020). "Gigwise Review". Gigwise. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  9. ^ Horton, Ross (25 June 2020). "Nadine Shah's strongest effort to date is filled with brooding intensity". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  10. ^ Kinney, Fergal (22 June 2020). "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  11. ^ Ashton-Smith, Alan (26 June 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  12. ^ Hunt, El (25 June 2020). "Nadine Shah – 'Kitchen Sink' review: complex and thought-provoking post-punk contains multitudes". NME. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  13. ^ Hewitt, Ben (25 June 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  14. ^ Whatley, Jack (24 June 2020). "Nadine Shah Shares New Single Ahead of Release". Far Out Magazine. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Nadine Shah Announces New Album "Kitchen Sink"". DIY. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Nadine Shah shares sardonic new track "Trad"". Beats Per Minute. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Nadine Shah examines gaslighting through bad habits on "Buckfast"". Beats Per Minute. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  18. ^ Atkinson, Jessie (14 May 2020). "Nadine Shah's New Track "Buckfast" is all about gaslighting". Gigwise. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  19. ^ "Kitchen Sink – Nadine Shah". Tidal. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  21. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  22. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 July 2020.