SHAH, NADINE - Love Your Dum And Mad

With two critically acclaimed EPs firmly under her belt, Nadine Shah releases her debut full length album. Recorded with and produced by Ben Hillier, (Blur, Depeche Mode, The Horrors), 'Love Your Dum and Mad' is released through Apollo Records. Having set the tone and incredible pace over the past 12 months with 'Dreary Town' and 'Aching Bones', 'Love Your Dum and Mad' not only continues to mark Nadine as an emerging talent but offers a complete, beautifully formed artistic statement. Of Norwegian and Pakistani ancestry and hailing from the north east town of Whitburn, this young London based artist's compositions lean towards the dramatic, with all eleven tracks finding themselves imbued with an understated unease, a deep personal connection to their author and a real triumphant streak beneath the darker hued material. Musically, she is reminiscent of early Bad Seeds material and the bruised honesty of a sheen-less 'Broken English' by Marianne Faithful. Vocally, Nadine counts her inspirations as Nina Simone and Maria Callas by way of Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston (but she does confess to learning that a word with two syllables does not need ten, unlike her diva mentors), while lyrically her classic tales of love and loss find their roots in personal experiences, filtered through abstracts of William Hogarth, who "depicted scenes of debauchery and poverty like no other" and 'feisty lady' Frida Kahlo. Nadine has taken these influences and has created a work which blends her rich and husky classic jazz streak with fantastical, organic instrumentation and the twisted industrial sounds of modern life. Record Label: Apollo Records Style: Singer/Singwriter