Spare Ribs
The duo put COVID Britain bang to rights with stunning production, scabrous lyrics and a steadfast refusal to offer easy answers
Sleaford Mods remain caustic, but with renewed freshness, ready to take on the world again
The train that carries Sleaford Mods is propelled by stream-of-consciousness, shouted-word vocals and rudely rudimentary beats, and it’s never been a comfortable ride. But which bands this side of New Labour can claim to have torn into modern British society with fiercer incision than this Nottingham duo? Not many.
When profit, power and politics prevail over compassion, Sleaford Mods come to the rescue.
Electronic duo’s 11th studio album is a response to the government’s incompetent handling of the coronavirus crisis, but coherent protest gets lost in the shouting
On Spare Ribs, Sleaford Mods prove once again that they're capable of not just surviving but thriving during difficult times.
Six albums in, the idiosyncratic style of Nottingham duo Sleaford Mods is still very much intact on Spare Ribs. Andrew Fearn's minimalistic,...
Spare Ribs is the sixth studio album from punky Midlanders Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn of Sleaford Mods.
Nottingham punk duo Sleaford Mods are a relentless tour de force when it comes to attacking a range of unpleasantries in British life. This time they
Inspired guest turns add a twist, but the duo’s blazing invention and lacerating lyrics remain the main draw
Sleaford Mods haven't changed all that much since they first emerged early in the last decade – but they still sound so fresh, so important, so distinctive
Sleaford Mods' 11th studio album runs a glorious gamut from righteous anger to poignant introspection in a masterpiece of incisive cultural commentary and fully realized artistic vision.
Spare Ribs by Sleaford Mods album review by Randy Radic. The UK duo's forthcoming release drops on January 15, via Rough Trade
Sleaford Mods create vivid and evocative pen pictures of modern life like no other band
A searing scream in the face of Boris, the virus and the shit show that is 2020s Britain. New Music review by Kathryn Reilly