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10.0
136506
10.0 |
musicOMH
This early contender for album of the year is more conceptually consistent, more musically accomplished, more of pretty much everything that she’s ever done before
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10.0
136534
10.0 |
The Arts Desk
This is an album of immense depth, which deserves time and attention
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9.0
136491
9.0 |
Clash
Songs of loss and confusion, ‘Filthy Underneath’ is also marked by a certain kind of certainty. It’s as though amid all this pain, all this negativity, Nadine Shah has found herself once more
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9.0
136497
9.0 |
XS Noize
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9.0
136446
9.0 |
Uncut
An album that is leaps and bounds above anything else Shah has done before – a record that’s layered and detailed, coated with beautifully rich production, yet also spacious and considered. Print edition only
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8.1
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8.1 |
Northern Transmissions
An ode to 3 years that almost took everything from her. Successfully dissecting the minutiae and mending it above a wash of dreamy avant-pop
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8.0
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8.0 |
Dork
The perfect measure of vulnerability and comedy, ‘Filthy Underneath’ is a testament to the idea that even when life crosses into rocky terrain, you can come out of the other side
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8.0
136502
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
With Filthy Underneath, Shah doesn’t necessarily reinvent herself, though she certainly recommits to honesty, vulnerability, and stepping out of comfort zones, all the while documenting an important self-initiation
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8.0
136447
8.0 |
Mojo
Brilliantly executed with Shirley Bassey-like surety in an arresting, always distinctive, lyrical voice. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
Record Collector
It’s a record to fall in love with
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8.0
136449
8.0 |
The Quietus
Shah’s control of the narrative makes her songs sound more confidential than confessional
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8.0
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8.0 |
DIY
It’s not the easiest listen, but it’s extremely rewarding
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8.0
136451
8.0 |
The Skinny
On her fifth studio album, Nadine Shah presents a collection of breathless forward momentum that never loses its balance
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8.0
136452
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Informed by a dark and difficult period in Shah’s life and the all-encompassing doom rippling through modernity, you cannot be anything but thankful for her beautifully unfiltered earnestness on Filthy Underneath
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8.0
136480
8.0 |
The Irish Times
Musician pours her pain into her best album so far
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Observer
Musical and emotional growth go hand in hand as the Tynesider processes grief, rehab and recovery on her fine fifth album
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8.0
136486
8.0 |
Evening Standard
The South Tyneside musician’s most personal collection yet pairs raw honesty with flickers of dark humour
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8.0
136488
8.0 |
NME
On her fifth album, the singer-songwriter lets us in on a profoundly difficult few years and finds strength in her own sonic experimentalism
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7.8
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7.8 |
Spectrum Culture
Even if it’s not “her most personal album yet,” it’s certainly her most emotionally intense, and Shah wields that intensity with verve and style
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