A lot has happened since Nadine Shah's last album, 2020's Kitchen Sink, both in the world and in her own life. Almost four years later, Filthy Underneath is a different film, but it's safe to say it's at least as good. This album is closely tied to the circumstances at the time of its creation: a suicide attempt; the end of her marriage. Her role in caring for her mother who had terminal cancer. While grieving, she listened to Iranian pop icon Goo Goosh, Indian singer Asha Putri, and, in her words, “a ridiculous amount” of glam rock. All of these influences come through to some degree, creating a fun and unique record that's impossible to pin down. 'Sad Lads Anonymous' is a combination of dry cleaning jobs and Sam Fender images, in which Nadine travels from her home on the south coast of England, a considerable distance from where she grew up in the North East, to her own home. He gives a dry explanation of the identity of the person. Her career as a musician and aspects of her life. This is followed by the hard-throbbing “Greatest Dancer” with its trippy synths. “See My Girl” is more mellow and lets her vocals take center stage. Nadine notes her “Scandinavian beauty” that she sees when she looks back at photos of herself and her mother. “I see her wearing leopard print/And I hear her singing out of tune/I've got a note for her,” she sings. She is hauntingly beautiful. Nearby on the album is “French Exit,'' in which Nadine talks about her suicide attempt. The way she speaks candidly about it here shows that she focuses on the details and paints a vivid and evocative picture of the night, without being overly sad. Being aware of the context makes listening not easy, but very rewarding.