Jump to content

No Holiday

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
No Holiday
A black-and-white photo of the band from behind, waving to a crowd while onstage
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 18, 2019 (2019-10-18)
Length44:42
LabelOmnivore
ProducerKim Shattuck
The Muffs chronology
Whoop Dee Doo
(2014)
No Holiday
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blurt[3]
Paste7.9/10[4]

No Holiday is the seventh and final studio album by American punk rock band The Muffs. It was released on October 18, 2019 under Omnivore Recordings.[5]

The album was the band's final release due to the death of lead vocalist Kim Shattuck on October 2, 2019.[4]

Critical reception

[edit]

No Holiday was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 84, based on 7 reviews.[1]

Accolades

[edit]
Accolades for No Holiday
Publication Accolade Rank
Good Morning America Good Morning America's 50 Best Albums of 2019
25[6]

Track listing

[edit]
No Holiday track listing
No.TitleLength
1."That's For Me"0:38
2."Down Down Down"1:33
3."No Holiday"2:27
4."Earth Below Me"2:02
5."A Lovely Day Boo Hoo"4:14
6."Late And Sorry"3:58
7."The Best"1:18
8."Pollyanna"1:31
9."Sick Of This Old World"2:47
10."To That Funny Place"2:06
11."You Talk And You Talk"3:16
12."Happier Just Being With You"2:32
13."Lucky Charm"2:00
14."On My Own"3:53
15."Too Awake"2:27
16."Insane"2:30
17."The Kids Have Gone Away"3:19
18."Sky"2:11

Personnel

[edit]
Musicians
  • Kim Shattuck – vocals, guitar, producer
  • Ronnie Barnett – bass, vocals
  • Kristian Hoffman – keyboard
  • Roy McDonald – drums, percussion
  • Melanie Vammen – organ

Charts

[edit]
Chart performance for No Holiday
Chart (2019) Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7] 35

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  3. ^ Moore, John. "Blurt Magazine Review". Blurt. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Salmon, Ben (October 29, 2019). "After Kim Shattuck's Untimely Death, The Muffs Bid Farewell with No Holiday". Paste. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  5. ^ Sacher, Andrew (August 7, 2019). "The Muffs announce first album in five years, 'No Holiday'". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  6. ^ Raible, Alan (December 26, 2019). "50 of the Best Albums of 2019". Good Morning America. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  7. ^ "The Muffs Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
[edit]