Holiday Destination

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Holiday Destination
Studio album by
Released25 August 2017 (2017-08-25)
Length50:05
Label 1965 Records
Producer Ben Hillier
Nadine Shah chronology
Fast Food
(2015)
Holiday Destination
(2017)
Kitchen Sink
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.8/10 [1]
Metacritic 81/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The A.V. Club B+ [4]
Financial Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 7.6/10 [8]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Uncut 8/10 [12]

Holiday Destination is the third studio album by English musician Nadine Shah. It was released in August 2017 under 1965 Records. The album was produced by Ben Hillier. [13]

Contents

The album was nominated for a Mercury Prize in 2018. [14]

Tracklist

No.TitleLength
1."Place Like This"5:53
2."Holiday Destination"5:39
3."2016"4:47
4."Out the Way"3:50
5."Yes Men"5:41
6."Evil"5:00
7."Ordinary"3:26
8."Relief"4:50
9."Mother Fighter"4:28
10."Jolly Sailor"6:31

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
Loud and Quiet Top 40 Albums of 2017
40
Gigwise Top 51 Albums of 2017
6
No RipcordTop Albums of 2017
23
The Quietus Top 100 Albums of 2017
5

Chart

Chart (2017)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [19] 71

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