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Holiday Destination

Holiday Destination is the third studio album by English musician Nadine Shah. It was released on 25 August 2017 under 1965 Records and was produced by Ben Hillier. The album won Independent Album of the Year at the 2018 AIM Independent Music Awards, and shortly afterwards, it was shortlisted for the 2018 Mercury Prize.

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Holiday Destination
Studio album by
Nadine Shah
Released25 August 2017 (2017-08-25)
Genre
Length50:05
Label1965
ProducerBen Hillier
Nadine Shah chronology
Fast Food
(2015) 		Holiday Destination
(2017) 		Kitchen Sink
(2020)

Holiday Destination is the third studio album by English musician Nadine Shah. It was released on 25 August 2017 under 1965 Records and was produced by Ben Hillier.6 The album won Independent Album of the Year at the 2018 AIM Independent Music Awards,7 and shortly afterwards, it was shortlisted for the 2018 Mercury Prize.8

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.8/109
Metacritic81/10010
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. ClubB+2
AllMusicStarStarStarStar11
Financial TimesStarStarStarStar12
The GuardianStarStarStarStar1
MojoStarStarStarStar13
Pitchfork7.6/103
QStarStarStar14
Record CollectorStarStarStarStar15
The TimesStarStarStarStar16
Uncut8/1017

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Holiday Destination received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 81 out of 100 from fifteen critic scores.10 Another review aggregator, AnyDecentMusic?, gave the album a weighted average score of 7.8 out of 10 based on sixteen critics' reviews.9

Year-end lists

Accolades for Holiday Destination
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Gigwise Top 51 Albums of 2017
6
18
Loud and Quiet Top 40 Albums of 2017
40
19
No Ripcord Top Albums of 2017
23
20
The Quietus Top 100 Albums of 2017
5
21

Track listing

All tracks are written by Nadine Shah.

Holiday Destination track listing
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
Total length:50:05

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the CD liner notes.22

  • Nadine Shah
  • Ben Hillier
  • Peter Wareham
  • Ben Nicholls
  • Neill MacColl
  • Christian Stephen – cover photography

Chart

Chart performance for Holiday Destination
Chart (2017) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)23 57
UK Albums (OCC)23 71
UK Independent Albums (OCC)23 5
References

References

  1. Simpson, Dave (24 August 2017). "Nadine Shah: Holiday Destination review – simmering post-punk from the edge". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  2. Hernandez, Nina (25 August 2017). "Nadine Shah goes all in on Holiday Destination". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. Snapes, Laura (1 September 2017). "Nadine Shah: Holiday Destination". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  4. Peirson-Hagger, Ellen (24 August 2017). "Nadine Shah – Holiday Destination". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  5. Johnston, Emma (6 September 2017). "Nadine Shah - Holiday Destination album review". Classic Rock. Retrieved 2 July 2026 – via loudersound.com.
  6. Freeman, John (27 July 2017). "Immigrant Is Not A Dirty Word: An Interview With Nadine Shah". The Quietus. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  7. Reilly, Nick (5 September 2018). "Here's all the winners from the AIM Independent Music Awards 2018". NME. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  8. O'Connor, Roisin (20 September 2018). "Mercury Prize 2018 shortlist: Lily Allen, Arctic Monkeys and Nadine Shah contending for annual music prize". The Independent. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  9. "Holiday Destination by Nadine Shah reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  10. "Reviews and Tracks for Holiday Destination by Nadine Shah". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  11. Bemrose, Bekki. "Holiday Destination – Nadine Shah". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  12. Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (8 September 2017). "Nadine Shah: Holiday Destination — 'richly impressive'". Financial Times. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  13. Segal, Victoria (September 2017). "Nadine Shah: Holiday Destination". Mojo (286): 92.
  14. Aizlewood, John (October 2017). "Nadine Shah: Holiday Destination". Q (377): 108.
  15. Buscovic, Alix (October 2017). "Nadine Shah – Holiday Destination". Record Collector (471). Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  16. Hodgkinson, Will (25 August 2017). "Pop review: Nadine Shah: Holiday Destination". The Times. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  17. Watts, Peter (September 2017). "Nadine Shah: Holiday Destination". Uncut (244): 37.
  18. "Gigwise's 51 Best Albums of 2017". Gigwise. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  19. "The Loud and Quiet Top 40 Albums of 2017". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  20. "The Best Albums of 2017". No Ripcord. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  21. "The Quietus' Album of the Year". The Quietus. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  22. Shah, Nadine (2017). Holiday Destination (CD liner notes). 1965 Records. OLIVE1033V.
  23. "Holiday Destination by Nadine Shah: Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
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