''All That Glue'' is a

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by British

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duo

Sleaford Mods Sleaford Mods are an English post-punk music duo, formed in 2007 in Nottingham. The band features vocalist Jason Williamson and, since 2012, instrumentalist Andrew Fearn. They are known for their abrasive, minimalist musical style and embittere ...

. It was released on 15 May 2020 on the

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label. The album cover depicts

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Content and background

The album contains tracks taken from albums and singles as well as previously unreleased tracks. The unreleased tracks were recorded mostly when the band were working on albums or EPs between 2013 and 2016. The band has stated that these more obscure songs were included on ''All That Glue'' because "we thought that some of them deserved to be put out because they’re just as strong as the albums tracks." The album title is the name of the first song Sleaford Mods members Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn ever wrote together c. 2011. The track was available as a bonus

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on a limited edition vinyl version of the album.

Critical reception

''All That Glue'' was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At

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, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 82, based on 6 reviews.

Track listing

Note: The album contains the 2013 version of “Jobseeker”. The original version (based on a sample of

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' hit “

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”) can be found on the album ''The Mekon'' from 2008. Note: The album contains the slow version of “No One's Bothered”. The original version can be found on the album ''Key Markets''.

Personnel

;Sleaford Mods *Jason Williamson *Andrew Fearn ;Technical *

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– mastering *Joris Diks – illustration, handwriting *Simon Parfrement – photography *Philip Laslett – design, layout

Charts

References

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