Sleaford Mods

drove through sleaford the other day. i'd imagined it was a nottingham suburb but it's way out in the flat south lincolnshire corn fields next to thatcher's hometown grantham. weird bit of the country next to the wash & not a lot going on

like the bits of the album when it sounds like they're having fun w/ the listener a lot more than when it drifts into Right On social commentary

http://thequietus.com/articles/16048-sleaford-mods-interview

nice interview/film from The Quietus

i don't want white teeth and big tits
i want yellow fingers and missed mortgage payments
i'm in the zoo
hangover
and someone just thought i was liam gallagher
I'M NOT HAPPY

^the way he says i'm not happy always cracks me up, love it

Annnnd Mr. Williamson now has a column in Vice:

http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/sleaford-mods-jason-williamson-column-dayjob-914

Work. Worse than Liam Gallagher's tweets.

<3

his writing-style, subject-matter, tone and life situation remind me very strongly of our dear own xelab, which is a compliment to both

saw them last night, fun as hell. was stood next to a guy I vaguely know who yelled along to every word from every song about the grey drudgery of gainful employment. his own job literally involves ruining/endangering the lives of asylum seekers by organising dawn raids on their houses and deporting them back to whichever regime they fled. makes u think

jeez... i guess whatever morally dubious line of work you pursue, you probably still go home thinking that yr boss is a cock

The system dehumanizes everyone, even the cops

whilst all of those points are reasonable, i still prefer to think of it as "some people might as well be informally executed because it's the only way they'll learn"

US release coming on Ipecac (i think) late Fall.

Uh. Weird label.

notwithstanding ppl's opinions on Mike Patton and/or his taste in music it seems like he just releases anything he enjoys so fair play imo

someone told me that Matador bailed on signing them and regretted it after the fact

Yeah I mean, anyone putting them out's fine. I hope they do an annotated booklet with detailed explanation of cultural references for us Americans, though.

'ey, ya bleedoh, you got a right cob on' = 'You're in a rather foul mood, you silly man', in East Midlands speak, iirc.

Was thinking more along the lines of "Cameron's hairdresser got an MBE," which I had to Google.

isn't that some kinda medal, like they gave to John Lennon?

glad I will be able to buy this on vinyl without paying $28 for the Harbinger Sound import

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_ztxVh2gPQ&

ok when he takes a swig from the mug

SM tweeted it tbfttl

were i williamson i'd be fucken tickled to be parodied tbh

Sleaford Mods: 'Most days I'd only have enough money for a Mars bar and a can of Special Brew'
They may be the gobbiest band in the UK – just ask Miles Kane – but there's a political fury behind their angry missives

John Harris
John Harris
The Guardian, Thursday 17 July 2014

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jul/17/raging-against-the-machine-rise-sleaford-mods/print

sleaford mods yall

That tells you all you need to know about the twat John Harris

If anyone wants to see them tonight (London, 100 club) I've got a spare ticket.

someone told me that Matador bailed on signing them and regretted it after the fact

Matador put out a 7" as part of their singles club, though

Looks like the domestic (USA) release has been removed from the schedule now.

Recorded a track ("Ibiza") with the Prodigy

Matador 7" is a hole in the collection, can't find it anywhere.

Woof, is there any chance you could pick me up a copy of the 7" split with Sudden Infant that will be on sale tonight? Gossip suggests it's only available in very small numbers so unlikely it's be on sale anywhere other than the 100 Club.

no problem - I'll look for it and report back tomorrow on success/failure.

7" split with Sudden Infant

amazing, love this even if I never hear it

they're also doing a single on Iron Lung which is comparably ill-fitting/excellent

no-one seems to sell any of the Matador singles club releases, even by bands who aren't quite as collectible rn

The Anton Newcombe-released 'Fizzy' is starting shipping today as well.

FWIW, the Matador 7" tracks are also on Chubbed Up: The Singles Collection, which is on digital release already and vinyl release very soon.

Meanwhile, Jason goes pro:

Sleaford Mods @sleafordmods · 1h 1 hour ago
25 long fuckin years setting that alarm clock have ended. Ello tunes.

did someone come along and offer more ££/$$ that matador then ?

It was his last day at work today, apparently. The plan was always to give it up this autumn, as demand for gig bookings grew.

live the dream.

they totally deserve a few years of fun.

Aldo - split single acquired - I think my ilx mail works (also on twitter)

i have the routine dean 45, ws (would sell)

ended up snaffling woof's spare ticket, which led to a slightly odd evening of going to the first half of what I was originally doing - watching Andreas Staier on fortepiano at the Wigmore Hall doing Schubert moments musicaux, Schumann fantasiestücke (after ETA Hoffman), and some Beethoven bagatelles. This was a remarkable, slightly more forceful set of interpretations than you'll hear in other performances. I find the Fantasiestücke (Op 12) slightly inscrutable, but the intricacy and lyricism of the Schubert pieces, makes you feel like you're looking into a momentary scene in which the detail is revelatory and meaningful - like a piece of lyrical memory that stays with you forever despite its slightness. also by fuck it makes you want to be in Vienna.

then hotfooted it to the 100 Club and watched Sudden Infant, Consumer Electronics and Seaford Mods - all of whom were very good I thought. Inventive belligerence of different types, with some tasty crowd antagonism on the part of Consumer Electronics. Not a huge amount of flexibility in the SM approach, but when Jason's going full whack it's very entertaining and generally bucks up the spirit.

schubert and philip best on the same transplanted bill. the city of wonders

Seaford Mods

seems to be a local tribute act to everyone round our way now

ha! whoops.

loool

Woof and Jim, will mail when I get home in a couple of hours.

Nottingham's getting a lot of them at the moment: they supported The Pop Group earlier this week, and they're supporting The Specials very soon (the latter also nationally).

Aldo - got your email but you may need to send another with your email in - I think I can only reply to the ilx robot.

Going tonight to the 100 Club. So skint I dare not go for the supports for fear I'll spend money at the bar.

Resent!

^the Sleaford Mods manifesto