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8.5
56907
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
It’s utterly magnetic. There are few albums that will make you experience so many emotions concurrently, and even fewer that will still give you chills hours later
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8.0
56903
8.0 |
Time Out
Cosy and cataclysmic all at the same time, this is one of the most compelling expressions of Great British gothic since Morrissey made a date at the cemetery gates
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8.0
56969
8.0 |
musicOMH
Certainly not an easy listen and demands close attention. But give yourself over to the close, fascinating world Shah inhabits and you will be utterly enthralled
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8.0
56996
8.0 |
Uncut
This full set of curdled jazz-blues should make Shah an underground star. Print edition only
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8.0
56997
8.0 |
Mojo
A piercingly direct seduction of the senses. Print edition only
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8.0
56905
8.0 |
The Skinny
All in all, pretty gucking food
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8.0
56906
8.0 |
Evening Standard
You might want to get this now and put it away until the nights draw in
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8.0
57077
8.0 |
The Fly
Suffused with a quiet dignity
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7.9
57085
7.9 |
Pitchfork
For all of Dum and Mad's unebbing intensity - it never gets overbearing, it retains a dynamism through Shah's magnetic voice - she makes you want to stay in the darkness with her
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7.4
56904
7.4 |
Bowlegs
Shah is clearly going to be around for sometime
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7.0
56908
7.0 |
Clash
There is a deep sadness to every song here, Shah’s first studio set one that will either make you sink into a shadowy pool of darkness, or allow you to reflect upon your own sorrows in a melancholy reverie
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7.0
56914
7.0 |
NME
An accomplished debut
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7.0
57161
7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Love Your Dum never relents from the lofty and noble goals it sets for itself
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7.0
56944
7.0 |
DIY
It’s the lightness and dexterity in Nadine’s voice and songwriting that means she has created an album of stories that will warm you and keep you company
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6.0
56998
6.0 |
Q
It takes a while to adjust to the darkness generated by these songs of loss, age and adultery. Print edition only
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6.0
56917
6.0 |
Independent on Sunday
The backing music is grabby, her voice is great, but the songs don't always soar as high as they might
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6.0
56924
6.0 |
The Observer
Shah, who brings a powerful, nuanced voice to her songwriting, stops short of wallowing in melancholy
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6.0
56902
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
Imagine a David Lynch take on The Beach Boys’ “Surf's Up”
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4.0
56901
4.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Tantalising – but largely unlistenable
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