Kitchen Sink (album)

Kitchen Sink
Studio album by
Nadine Shah
Released26 June 2020 (2020-06-26)
GenrePost-punk[1][2][3]
Length46:51
LabelInfectious
ProducerBen Hillier
Nadine Shah chronology
Holiday Destination
(2017)		 Kitchen Sink
(2020)		 Filthy Underneath
(2024)
Singles from Kitchen Sink
  1. "Ladies for Babies (Goats for Love)"
    Released: 4 February 2020
  2. "Trad"
    Released: 25 March 2020
  3. "Buckfast"
    Released: 13 May 2020

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

Singles and release

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

On 25 March 2020, the second single "Trad" was released.[5]

The third release "Buckfast" was released on 13 May 2020, along with the announcement the album had been pushed back to 26 June from its original date of 5 June.[6] Shah said of the single: "'Buckfast' is about a toxic relationship, it's about gaslighting."[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.0/10[8]
Metacritic86/100[9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[10]
Beats Per Minute75%[11]
Clash8/10[12]
DIYStarStarStarStar[13]
Gigwise7/10[14]
The Line of Best Fit9/10[15]
Loud and Quiet7/10[16]
MusicOMHStarStarStarStar[17]
NMEStarStarStarStar[1]
Pitchfork7.9/10[18]

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 a score of 86, based on 15 reviews.[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Nadine Shah and Ben Hillier, with additional writers noted.

Kitchen Sink track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Club Cougar" 4:46
2."Ladies for Babies (Goats for Love)" 4:29
3."Buckfast"
  • Neill MacColl
  • Ben Nicholls
3:51
4."Dillydally"MacColl3:48
5."Trad"MacColl5:28
6."Kitchen Sink" 3:37
7."Kite" 4:53
8."Ukrainian Wine" 4:40
9."Wasps Nest" 2:23
10."Walk" 4:44
11."Prayer Mat"MacColl4:21
Total length:46:51

Personnel

  • Nadine Shah – lead vocals (all tracks)
  • Ben Hillier – guitar (all tracks), drums (tracks 1–3), percussion (1, 2), production (all tracks), engineer (all tracks)
  • Ben Nicholls – bass (1–3, 5, 10, 11)
  • Neil MacColl – vocals (3)
  • Pete Wareham – flute, saxophone (10)
  • Dan Crook – engineering (all tracks)
  • Maisie Cook – engineering (all tracks)
  • Katie Tavini – mastering (all tracks)

Charts

Chart performance for Kitchen Sink
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[19]14
UK Albums (Official Charts)[20]29
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)[21]3

References

  1. 1 2 Hunt, El (25 June 2020). "Nadine Shah – 'Kitchen Sink' review: complex and thought-provoking post-punk contains multitudes". NME. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. ↑ Mongredien, Phil (28 June 2020). "Nadine Shah: Kitchen Sink review – razor-sharp observations". The Observer. Tortoise Media. Retrieved 8 July 2026 – via The Guardian.
  3. ↑ McCormick, Neil (26 June 2020). "This week's best new albums: Nadine Shah, Norah Jones, Jessie Ware and more". The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Nadine Shah Announces New Album "Kitchen Sink"". DIY. 4 February 2020. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Nadine Shah shares sardonic new track "Trad"". Beats Per Minute. 25 March 2020. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Nadine Shah examines gaslighting through bad habits on "Buckfast"". Beats Per Minute. 13 May 2020. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  7. ↑ Atkinson, Jessie (14 May 2020). "Nadine Shah's New Track "Buckfast" is all about gaslighting". Gigwise. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  9. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  10. ↑ Monger, James Christopher. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  11. ↑ Fisette, Jeremy (26 June 2020). "Beats Per Minute Review". Beats Per Minute. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  12. ↑ Hakimian, Rob (24 June 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Archived from the original on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  13. ↑ Jamieson, Sarah (25 June 2020). "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  14. ↑ Pywell, Matty (22 June 2020). "Gigwise Review". Gigwise. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  15. ↑ Horton, Ross (25 June 2020). "Nadine Shah's strongest effort to date is filled with brooding intensity". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  16. ↑ Kinney, Fergal (22 June 2020). "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  17. ↑ Ashton-Smith, Alan (26 June 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  18. ↑ Hewitt, Ben (25 June 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  19. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 3/7/2020 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  20. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 3/7/2020 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  21. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 3/7/2020 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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