UK Grim
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Released | 10 March 2023 | |||
Length | 48:21 | |||
Label | Rough Trade | |||
Producer | Andrew Fearn | |||
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UK Grim is the twelfth studio album by English post-punk band Sleaford Mods. It was released on 10 March 2023 on the Rough Trade Records.[1] Production was handled by Andrew Fearn. It features guest appearances from Florence Shaw (Dry Cleaning) and Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction).[2]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.7/10[3] |
Metacritic | 81/100[4] |
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Clash | 9/10[6] |
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UK Grim was met with critical acclaim upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 81 based on fourteen reviews.[4] The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? has the critical consensus of the album at a 8.1 out of 10, based on fifteen reviews.[3]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "UK Grim" | 3:18 |
2. | "Dlwhy" | 3:29 |
3. | "Force 10 from Navarone" (featuring Florence Shaw) | 3:24 |
4. | "Tilldipper" | 2:21 |
5. | "On the Ground" | 3:32 |
6. | "Right Wing Beast" | 3:05 |
7. | "Smash Each Other Up" | 2:39 |
8. | "Don" | 4:07 |
9. | "So Trendy" (featuring Perry Farrell) | 3:45 |
10. | "I Claudius" | 3:05 |
11. | "Pit 2 Pit" | 3:23 |
12. | "Apart from You" | 3:56 |
13. | "Tory Kong" | 2:58 |
14. | "Rhythms of Class" | 5:12 |
Total length: | 48:21 |
Charts
[edit]Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] | 64 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] | 150 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] | 15 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] | 2 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] | 47 |
UK Albums (OCC)[17] | 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Sleaford Mods Announce New Album UK Grim, Share Title Track and 2023 Tour Dates". Yahoo Entertainment. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (9 March 2023). "Sleaford Mods return with sardonic and furious flights of fancy on UK Grim". Financial Times. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ a b "UK Grim by Sleaford Mods reviews | Any Decent Music". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for UK Grim - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Sleaford Mods – UK Grim Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ Harrison, Emma (9 March 2023). "Sleaford Mods - UK GRIM | Reviews | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews". Clash. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Sleaford Mods - UK GRIM". DIY. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Album Review: Sleaford Mods - UK GRIM | Gigwise". gigwise.com. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ Murphy, David (9 March 2023). "Sleaford Mods - UK Grim | Album Reviews | musicOMH". musicOMH. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ Trendell, Andrew (8 March 2023). "Sleaford Mods – 'UK Grim' review: their dumpster fire melodrama remains vital". NME. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ Aubrey, Elizabeth (10 March 2023). "Miley Cyrus is defiant, Van Morrison mines his youth – the week's best albums". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Sleaford Mods – UK Grim" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Sleaford Mods – UK Grim" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sleaford Mods – Spare Ribs" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Sleaford Mods – UK Grim". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
External links
[edit]- Sleaford Mods – UK Grim at Discogs (list of releases)