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UK Grim
Studio album by
Sleaford Mods
Released10 March 2023 (2023-03-10)
Length48:21
LabelRough Trade
ProducerAndrew Fearn
Sleaford Mods chronology
Spare Ribs
(2021) 		UK Grim
(2023)

UK Grim is the twelfth studio album by English post-punk band Sleaford Mods. It was released on 10 March 2023 on the Rough Trade Records.[1] Production was handled by Andrew Fearn. It features guest appearances from Florence Shaw (Dry Cleaning) and Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction).[2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.7/10[3]
Metacritic81/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Clash9/10[6]
DIY[7]
Gigwise[8]
musicOMH[9]
NME[10]
The Telegraph[11]

UK Grim was met with critical acclaim upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 81 based on fourteen reviews.[4] The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? has the critical consensus of the album at a 8.1 out of 10, based on fifteen reviews.[3]

Track listing

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UK Grim track listing
No.TitleLength
1."UK Grim"3:18
2."Dlwhy"3:29
3."Force 10 from Navarone" (featuring Florence Shaw)3:24
4."Tilldipper"2:21
5."On the Ground"3:32
6."Right Wing Beast"3:05
7."Smash Each Other Up"2:39
8."Don"4:07
9."So Trendy" (featuring Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro)3:45
10."I Claudius"3:05
11."Pit 2 Pit"3:23
12."Apart from You"3:56
13."Tory Kong"2:58
14."Rhythms of Class"5:12
Total length:48:21

Charts

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Chart performance for UK Grim
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 64
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 150
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 15
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 47
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 3

References

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  1. ^ "Sleaford Mods Announce New Album UK Grim, Share Title Track and 2023 Tour Dates". Yahoo Entertainment. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ^ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (9 March 2023). "Sleaford Mods return with sardonic and furious flights of fancy on UK Grim". Financial Times. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b "UK Grim by Sleaford Mods reviews | Any Decent Music". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Critic Reviews for UK Grim - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Sleaford Mods – UK Grim Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  6. ^ Harrison, Emma (9 March 2023). "Sleaford Mods - UK GRIM | Reviews | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews". Clash. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Sleaford Mods - UK GRIM". DIY. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Album Review: Sleaford Mods - UK GRIM | Gigwise". gigwise.com. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  9. ^ Murphy, David (9 March 2023). "Sleaford Mods - UK Grim | Album Reviews | musicOMH". musicOMH. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  10. ^ Trendell, Andrew (8 March 2023). "Sleaford Mods – 'UK Grim' review: their dumpster fire melodrama remains vital". NME. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  11. ^ Aubrey, Elizabeth (10 March 2023). "Miley Cyrus is defiant, Van Morrison mines his youth – the week's best albums". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – Sleaford Mods – UK Grim" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Ultratop.be – Sleaford Mods – UK Grim" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sleaford Mods – Spare Ribs" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  16. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Sleaford Mods – UK Grim". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  17. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
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