No Holiday

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]

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]

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

Critical reception

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

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

Track listing

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

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

Charts

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

References

  1. "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. 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.
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