Kitchen Sink (album)

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

Kitchen Sink
Studio album by
Nadine Shah
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
Album of the Year82/100[1]
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]

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
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References
  1. "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  3. "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.
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