SLEAFORD MODS – UK Grim – LP – White Vinyl

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LP – Limited Edition White Vinyl

Sleaford Modsrelease their new albumUK GrimthroughRough Trade Records. As the Nottingham duo’s most dancefloor friendly release to date,UK Grimis an urgent and sage-like look at life, living and the gritty reality of our era.

Truly the sound of now, not only in terms of the ideas and issuesJason Williamson‘s strong words invoke, but also thanks to the innovative and immersive production of Andrew Fearn, which on this release has seen the pair collaborate on songs withJane’s Addiction‘s creative powerhouse,Perry FarrellandDave Navarro, and withFlorence Shaw, the distinct and vital voice at the heart of British bandDry Cleaning.

Speaking of the forces that have triggered the poetic protest at the heart of this record, as with their musical forebears like The Clash or The Jam, Sleaford Mods reveal that the outrage they feel is underscored by love for the people and places around them, makingUK Grimas much a celebration of individuals and the idealists as it is an attack on ruling classes who pursue their own self-serving agendas with increasing desperation.

Maybe we are proud of the country. Maybe we are proud to be English, explains Williamson. Maybe Im proud of the horrible grey streets and the shit weather and the stupid fashions I find myself investing in. Its just that the English were proud of being is absolutely nothing like the English the authorities want to try and promote.

Angry yet artful, innovative yet possessing an instinctual energy that irresistibly moves bodies and minds,UK Grimis an erudite electronic vision that truly engages with times that have been anything but ‘precedented’.

Tracklist:

A1 UK Grim
A2 D.I.Why
A3 Force 10 From Naverone
A4 Tilldipper
A5 On The Ground
A6 Right Wing Beast
A7 Smash Each Other Up

B1 Don
B2 So Trendy
B3 I Claudius
B4 Pit 2 Pit
B5 Apart From You
B6 Tory Kong
B7 Rhythms Of Class