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*''Austerity Dogs'' (2013, Harbinger Sound)
*''Austerity Dogs'' (2013, Harbinger Sound)
*''[[Divide and Exit]]'' (2014, Harbinger Sound)
*''[[Divide and Exit]]'' (2014, Harbinger Sound)
*''Key Markets'' (2015, to be released on July 10 by Harbinger Sound)<ref>{{cite web|title=New Sleaford Mods album ‘Key Markets’ announced – Stream No One’s Bothered NOW!|url=http://louderthanwar.com/new-sleaford-mods-album-key-markets-announced-stream-no-ones-bothered-now/|website=LouderThanWar.com|accessdate=7 May 2015|date=7 May 2015}}</ref>
*''Key Markets'' (2015, to be released on July 10 by Harbinger Sound)<ref>{{cite web|title=New Sleaford Mods album ‘Key Markets’ announced – Stream No One’s Bothered NOW!|url=http://louderthanwar.com/new-sleaford-mods-album-key-markets-announced-stream-no-ones-bothered-now/|website=LouderThanWar.com|accessdate=7 May 2015|date=7 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Coughlan|first1=Jamie|title=Sleaford Mods Stream 'No One's Bothered', Announce 3rd LP 'Key Markets'|url=http://overblown.co.uk/sleaford-mods-stream-no-ones-bothered-announce-3rd-lp-key-markets/|website=Overblown Webzine|accessdate=23 May 2015}}</ref>


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Sleaford Mods
Sleaford Mods on the cover of their 2014 album "Divide and Exit": Williamson (left), Fearn (right)
Background information
OriginNottingham, England
GenresMinimalist, electronic, hip hop, post-punk
Years active2007 (2007)–present
LabelsDeadly Beefburger Records, A52 Sounds, Harbinger Sound, Ipecac, Invada
MembersJason Williamson
Andrew Fearn
Past membersSimon Parfrement
Websitesleafordmods.com

Sleaford Mods are an English post-punk/hip hop duo based in Nottingham, composed of vocalist Jason Williamson and musician Andrew Robert Lindsay Fearn (since 2012).[1] The duo have released several albums to critical acclaim.[2][3][4]

History

Williamson (born 1970 in Grantham, Lincolnshire) grew up in Grantham.[1][5] Citing influences including Mod subculture, Guns N' Roses, rave, black metal[6] and Wu-Tang Clan,[1] he previously fronted the electronic band Unity Crescent whilst also regularly performing as a solo singer-songwriter. He had also worked as a session musician with local artists as well as Spiritualized and Bent.[7][8]

Sleaford Mods began when Williamson's friend suggested that he combine his vocals with a music sample from a Roni Size album.[1] Originally the project was called "That's Shit, Try Harder",[1] later changed in reference to Sleaford, a town in Lincolnshire not far from Grantham.

Williamson formed the band with Simon Parfrement, who he worked with alongside a studio engineer at Rubber Biscuit Studio in Nottingham on their first four albums. Parfrement left the music production to Andrew Fearn after the release of the 2012 album Wank, the first album to feature Andrew Fearn, but continues to play an important role in the band as their photographer and media producer.[9][10]

Fearn (born 1971 in Burton upon Trent[11]) grew up on a farm in Saxilby, Lincolnshire.[1][12] He was recruited by Willamson after he heard him play at The Chameleon Arts Cafe in Nottingham.[1][13]

Collaborations

A collaboration between Sleaford Mods and The Prodigy was announced at the end of 2014.[14] They recorded a track "Ibiza" together which appears on The Prodigy album "The Day Is My Enemy", released in March 2015.

The new Leftfield album, Alternative Light Source, set for release on 8 June 2015, will also feature a collaboration with Sleaford Mods.[15]

Songs

Sleaford Mods, live in Wiesbaden/Germany, 2015

Williamson is responsible for the words, Fearn for the music. Sleaford Mods songs have been described as embittered rants about such topics as unemployment, criticism of modern working life, criticism of celebrities and pop culture, capitalism and society in general.[6] The lyrics usually contain profanity, which is, according to Williamson, the way in which he speaks and "not just fucking swearing".[6]

Williamson's voice on Sleaford Mods songs is a sprechgesang, rapped with a East Midlands English dialect slang.[16] His vocal and lyrical style has variously been compared to Shaun Ryder,[17] John Cooper Clarke,[18] Mark E. Smith,[19] Ian Dury,[20] The Streets[21] and Half Man Half Biscuit[22] as well as various Punk and Oi! artists.

Discography

Albums

  • Sleaford Mods (2007, A52 Sounds)
  • The Mekon (2007, A52 Sounds)
  • The Originator (2009, A52 Sounds)
  • S.P.E.C.T.R.E. (2011, Deadly Beefburger Records)
  • Wank (2012, Deadly Beefburger Records)
  • Austerity Dogs (2013, Harbinger Sound)
  • Divide and Exit (2014, Harbinger Sound)
  • Key Markets (2015, to be released on July 10 by Harbinger Sound)[23][24]

EPs

  • Tiswas EP (2014, Invada)
  • Fizzy EP (2014, A Records)

Compilations

  • Chubbed Up - The Singles Collection, digital (2014, self-release)
  • Retweeted - 2006-2012, 2xLP (2014, Salon Alter Hammer)
  • Chubbed Up +, CD (2014, Ipecac) [with additional tracks]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Harris, John (17 July 2014). "Sleaford Mods: 'Most days I'd only have enough money for a Mars bar and a can of Special Brew' | Music | The Guardian". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  2. ^ Monger, Timothy. "Sleaford Mods | Biography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  3. ^ Neyland, Nick (8 May 2014). "Sleaford Mods: Divide and Exit | Album Reviews | Pitchfork". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  4. ^ "The Norman Records Top 50s of 2013". Norman Records.
  5. ^ http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-births-1837-2006?firstname=jason&lastname=williamson&eventyear=1970&eventyear_offset=0&county=lincolnshire
  6. ^ a b c Harrison, Ian (26 February 2014). "Sleaford Mods: Notts Duo Make Incensed English Rap Murk". Mojo magazine. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  7. ^ "SoundClick artist: Unity Crescent - breakbeat acoustic vocal urban electonica nottingham based live vocal pa dj set holding off the fea". SoundClick.
  8. ^ "Unity Crescent @ BandSpace".
  9. ^ "Wank - Sleaford Mods". Sleaford Mods. 1 March 2012.
  10. ^ "Don't Suffer The Bullshit: Here's Sleaford Mods". Sabotage Times.
  11. ^ http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-births-1837-2006?firstname=andrew%20r%20l&lastname=fearn&eventyear=1971&eventyear_offset=0
  12. ^ ""I swear too much but I can't help it" - the Sleaford Mods interview". Nottingham Post.
  13. ^ Wilson, Jared (8 September 2014). "Interview with Jason Williamson". LeftLion magazine. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  14. ^ "The Prodigy and Sleaford Mods record new track 'Ibiza'". NME. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  15. ^ "Leftfield are releasing a new record, their first in 16 years". Loud and Quiet. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  16. ^ Balzer, Jens (11 May 2014). "(in German) Sleaford Mods Sie haben sehr schlechte Laune". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  17. ^ http://thetalkhouse.com/music/talks/luke-haines-the-auteurs-black-box-recorder-talks-sleaford-mods-divide-and-exit/
  18. ^ http://www.factmag.com/2013/05/03/the-song-fuck-off-lo-fi-punk-poets-sleaford-mods-big-up-wu-tang-and-savage-the-system/
  19. ^ http://thequietus.com/articles/15139-sleaford-mods-divide-and-exit-review
  20. ^ http://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/interviews/anything-to-get-away-from-the-conservatives-anything-an-interview-with-sleaford-mods
  21. ^ http://www.nme.com/reviews/various-artists/15253
  22. ^ http://thequietus.com/articles/13987-sleaford-mods-austerity-dogs-review
  23. ^ "New Sleaford Mods album 'Key Markets' announced – Stream No One's Bothered NOW!". LouderThanWar.com. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  24. ^ Coughlan, Jamie. "Sleaford Mods Stream 'No One's Bothered', Announce 3rd LP 'Key Markets'". Overblown Webzine. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
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