English Tapas
On their first full-length for Rough Trade, the clattering duo Sleaford Mods remain bards of a Great Britain that is not in fact great, but sloppy, self-important, and wholly lacking in taste.
The Nottingham electro-punk duo slag us off on their new album, but we can take it. Get our verdict on 'English Tapas'
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Sleaford Mods were ahead of the curve when it came to reintroducing politics to music, and if English Tapas is anything to go by, they're also on the cutting edge of post-Brexit weariness.
The Nottingham duo’s latest LP sees the band evolving while still shooting down the state of the nation with anger and irreverent humour.
The spiky politics, the humorous social commentary but this time with better 'songs' - Sleaford Mods' latest album 'English Tapas'.
The speed at which they work makes Sleaford Mods’ albums feel more topical than almost any other band’s – and their first post-referendum album finds them on typically furious, funny form
Can the slam-poet electro-punk duo continue their unlikely success story? CD New Music review by Thomas H Green