Love Your Dum and Mad

Pitchfork 7.9/10 Nadine Shah has been described as the imagined union of PJ Harvey and Nick Cave, but the British vocalist's actual Pakistani lineage sheds more light. Growing up, her father sang Urdu ghazals around the house, a form of Arabic poetry about love and loss-- most every song on her dark, intense debut is about being undone by love's true nature.

The Line of Best Fit 8/10 Nadine Shah's debut is an utterly magnetic record that offers a visceral glimpse in to her brooding world.

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The Skinny 4/5 With its gently tremulous textures and smoky intensity, Nadine Shah’s voice is a revelation on Love Your Dum and Mad, her first full-length album following a brace of acclaimed EPs. The title’s spoonerism is a red herring: across these eleven tracks, Shah selects and delivers her words with precision, affording every syllable space to register atop a crepuscular bed of despondent, predominantly piano-based arrangements.

Clash 7/10 Clash reviews 'Love Your Dum And Mad', the debut album from Nadine Shah