Holiday Destination

Holiday Destination
Studio album by Nadine Shah
Released	25 August 2017 (2017-08-25)
Length	50:05
Label	1965
Producer	Ben Hillier
Nadine Shah chronology
Fast Food (2015) Holiday Destination (2017) Kitchen Sink (2020)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.8/10 [1]
Metacritic	81/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The A.V. Club	B+ [4]
Financial Times	[5]
The Guardian	[6]
Mojo	[7]
Pitchfork	7.6/10 [8]
Q	[9]
Record Collector	[10]
The Times	[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]

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

Track listing

All tracks are written by Nadine Shah.

Holiday Destination track listing

No.	Title	Length
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

Accolades

Accolades for Holiday Destination

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
Loud and Quiet	Top 40 Albums of 2017	40	[15]
Gigwise	Top 51 Albums of 2017	6	[16]
No Ripcord	Top Albums of 2017	23	[17]
The Quietus	Top 100 Albums of 2017	5	[18]

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the CD liner notes. ^[19]

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

Chart

Chart performance for Holiday Destination

Chart (2017)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC) [20]	71

References

1. "Holiday Destination by Nadine Shah reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
2. "Reviews and Tracks for Holiday Destination by Nadine Shah". Metacritic . Retrieved 16 October 2018.
3. Bemrose, Bekki. "Holiday Destination – Nadine Shah". AllMusic . Retrieved 16 October 2018.
4. Hernandez, Nina (25 August 2017). "Nadine Shah goes all in on Holiday Destination". The A.V. Club . Retrieved 18 December 2019.
5. Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (8 September 2017). "Nadine Shah: Holiday Destination — 'richly impressive'" . Financial Times . Retrieved 18 December 2019.
6. Simpson, Dave (24 August 2017). "Nadine Shah: Holiday Destination review – simmering post-punk from the edge". The Guardian . Retrieved 18 December 2019.
7. Segal, Victoria (September 2017). "Nadine Shah: Holiday Destination". Mojo (286): 92.
8. Snapes, Laura (1 September 2017). "Nadine Shah: Holiday Destination". Pitchfork . Retrieved 18 December 2019.
9. Aizlewood, John (October 2017). "Nadine Shah: Holiday Destination". Q (377): 108.
10. Buscovic, Alix (October 2017). "Nadine Shah – Holiday Destination". Record Collector (471). Retrieved 18 December 2019.
11. Hodgkinson, Will (25 August 2017). "Pop review: Nadine Shah: Holiday Destination" . The Times . Retrieved 18 December 2019.
12. Watts, Peter (September 2017). "Nadine Shah: Holiday Destination". Uncut (244): 37.
13. Freeman, John (27 July 2017). "Immigrant Is Not A Dirty Word: An Interview With Nadine Shah". The Quietus . Retrieved 16 October 2018.
14. 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.
15. "The Loud and Quiet Top 40 Albums of 2017". Loud and Quiet . Retrieved 16 October 2018.
16. "Gigwise's 51 Best Albums of 2017". Gigwise . 8 December 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
17. "The Best Albums of 2017". No Ripcord. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
18. "The Quietus' Album of the Year". The Quietus . 23 December 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
19. Shah, Nadine (2017). Holiday Destination (CD liner notes). 1965 Records. OLIVE1033V.
20. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 October 2018.

External links

• Holiday Destination at Discogs (list of releases)