''Key Markets'' is the eighth
studio album
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by British
post-punk
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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 24 July 2015, through Harbinger Sound. The tracks are critical of the UK government.
Reception
At
Metacritic
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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''Key Markets'' received an average score of 81 based on twenty reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
It was one of the 19 records nominated for the IMPALA Album of the Year Award 2015.
Accolades
Track listing
All tracks are written by Andrew Fearn and Jason Williamson
# "Live Tonight" - 3:12
# "No One's Bothered" - 2:52
# "Bronx in a Six" - 3:35
# "Silly Me" - 3:15
# "Cunt Make It Up" - 2:31
# "Face To Faces" - 3:23
# "Arabia" - 3:01
# "In Quiet Streets" - 4:16
# "Tarantula Deadly Cargo" - 3:21
# "Rupert Trousers" - 3:13
# "Giddy on the Ciggies" - 4:15
# "The Blob" - 2:33
Personnel
;Sleaford Mods
*Jason Williamson
*Andrew Fearn
;Additional musicians
*
Nail Tolliday – bass, drum loops (2)
*Matt Allesbrook – bass (7, 9-11)
;Technical
*
Matt Colton
Matt Colton (born 30 March 1975) is an English mastering engineer and member of the mastering group of the Music Producers Guild. He has mastered recordings for artists such as Muse, Coldplay, James Blake, George Michael, Hot Chip, Gary Nu ...
– mastering
*Simon Parfrement – cover photography
*Zoë Valls – inner sleeve photography
*Duncan Stafford – inner sleeve photography
*Alex Solman – label artwork
*Steve Lippert – album design
Charts
References
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2015 albums
Sleaford Mods albums