Sleaford Mods

It comes as a relief after the TCR EP; lead track aside, I thought the other ones were coasting it a bit. But this is bang on again.

yeah TCR EP was pretty weak I thought, TIWAS maxi/single EP thing was pretty ok, mostly just because they were probably contractually obligated to eventually title a song "Bunch of Cunts"

This band are so embarrassing.

why embarrassing?

williamson has such a mix of vulnerability & endeavour to him it's more like fondly rolling yr eyes at an old school friend imo

Yeah otm, hearing the awfulness of Slaves made a pretty great case to me of just how much Sleaford Mods do right

i agree but i think too many bands don't risk being embarrassing now

or i like the earnestness disguised as cynicism

in their very minimal, blunt instrument way i think that their beats are kind of amazing and catchy

they have such a limited musical palette that i'm pretty surprised they've managed to last this long

Re the "where in the history of other bands do they fit in" vein present in parts of this thread: might an elephant in the room be Carter USM?

Then again, a track on the new one reminded me of DAF more than anything!

"Just Like We Do" cracks me up, especially the phrase "social medias".

What's a drag, is that there is a cassette edition, couple of hundred, with odd nick-nacks freebies, and side 1 has the album and side 2 has a live gig.

Now, I'd like the live gig, but it sold out in seconds and it's now selling on ebay for around £50.

The package comes with a download for the live gig (only), but no place else to get it.

They were the answer in a pub quiz I was in last week. Sellouts.

I had to look up what BHS was but now I actually like the song better.

I could see Carter USM in a way

in a very correct way

Would still take Prinzhorn Dance School over these lads.

i guess they felt a little more like a proper band and also more part of what was going on w/dance music at the time, to me at least

Fearn's deciding to not do the whole phony "let me put my headphones on one ear and pretend i'm messing with all these knobs" thing is def one of my fav things about SM

I think they're ironically aware of the Carter USM thing; there's a track on the new album that is somewhat laden with You Fat Bastards.

What really cartered it for me may have been the "Brexity Roller" pun.

aaaaaand i'm out

just discovered the genius of sleaford mods

he seems like a good egg

https://themindmap.co.uk/interviews/going-emotions-sleaford-mods/

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dj8aaw2X4AASFIX.jpg

:)

Carter USM comparison is kinda apt, still love them though

new record getting good early reviews - I guess S.M usually do

new album is great, a little more oomph and atmosphere in the instrumentals, I think. but also a kazoo

still fucking good

Unexpected lockdown cover of 'BHS' by Glenn Tilbrook

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9fYkma_YVo

haha amazing.

Love live videos of SM, with the producer bopping his head and drinking a tallboy every time.

The only band Mark E. Smith was willing to praise near the end of his life? Pretty surprising, seemed Fall-adjacent enough for him to get mad.

I hadn't heard that! makes sense though...

I make a little time in my life for the Sleaford Mods every now and then

Marc Riley praised a lot more and his opinion means a lot less but I would just like to co-opt this thread to say that his approval of the Flat Worms was not done in error, they are good

The female guest vocals on a couple of the new tracks do feel like a welcome alleviation of the sometimes relentless blokiness of this stuff, while still being totally consistent with the overall aesthetic.

ha I made a SM mix a couple weeks ago and brought her verse in twice

I don’t really think of them as particularly blokey per se; Jason’s not like his onstage persona when he’s offstage, and Andrew’s gay. That said, I do also welcome the recent female guest vocals... they offset something.

I think it's their best album in a while

Billy Nomates solo work is quite good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhEX9n5DjZQ

like Viagra Boys they're definitely dudes but not very bro-y/bloke-y IMO

Heroes

Ooooer. We got reviewed by Anthony ‘Fuck You If Your Not White’ Fandango.

Totally bro’d out. https://t.co/Fzo6hTtnPO

— Sleaford Mods (@sleafordmods) March 22, 2021

Don’t be silly about it.
Listen to Sleaford Mods. #biggypop@IggyPop pic.twitter.com/pCTMGmOqgc

— Sleaford Mods (@sleafordmods) May 7, 2021

I FUCKING LOVE THIS!

What a fine idea!

@orbitalband + @sleafordmods
incoming....Wednesday - 13th October - 2021 pic.twitter.com/UtOPWHtS0R

— Orbital (@orbitalband) October 12, 2021

!?

I encourage this.

woah that's cool

bring it

The vocalist was on one track from the Scorn album before this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4APkN6hUZo

Before the current one, I mean. Track above is from 2019.

Here it is in full:
I Don't Rate You (Orbital Remix) - Sleaford Mods

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CmH2xvf1Og

I came back, I thought James' t-shirt said "MeganAsFuck" I was like wo.