UK Grim
| UK Grim | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 10 March 2023 | |||
| Studio | JT Soar, Nottingham | |||
| Genre | Electro-punk[1][2] | |||
| Length | 48:21 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
| Producer | Andrew Fearn | |||
| Sleaford Mods chronology | ||||
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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.[3] Production was handled by Andrew Fearn. It features guest appearances from Florence Shaw (Dry Cleaning) and Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction).[4]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.7/10[5] |
| Metacritic | 81/100[6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| Clash | 9/10[8] |
| DIY |  [9] |
| Gigwise | [10] |
| Mojo | [11] |
| musicOMH | [12] |
| NME | [13] |
| Record Collector | [14] |
| The Telegraph | [15] |
| Uncut | 8/10[16] |
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.[6] The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? has the critical consensus of the album at a 7.7 out of 10, based on fifteen reviews.[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Personnel
- Sleaford Mods
- Jason Williamson
- Andrew Fearn
- Additional personnel
- Phil Booth – guitar on "UK Grim", engineer
- Florence Shaw – vocals on "Force 10 from Navarone"
- Perry Farrell – vocals on "So Trendy"
- Dave Navarro – guitar on "So Trendy"
- Matt Colton – mastering
- Philip Laslett – design
- Ewen Spencer – photography
Charts
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] | 64 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] | 150 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] | 15 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] | 2 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] | 47 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[22] | 3 |
References
- ^ Farrell, Margaret (13 March 2023). "Sleaford Mods: UK Grim Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ^ Russell, Will (10 March 2023). "Album Review: Sleaford Mods, UK Grim". Hot Press. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ^ "Sleaford Mods Announce New Album UK Grim, Share Title Track and 2023 Tour Dates". Yahoo Entertainment. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "UK Grim by Sleaford Mods reviews | Any Decent Music". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for UK Grim – Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "UK Grim – Sleaford Mods: AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ Harrison, Emma (9 March 2023). "Sleaford Mods – UK GRIM". Clash. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ England, Adam (10 March 2023). "Album Review: Sleaford Mods – UK GRIM". DIY. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ Maplethorpe, Dale (13 March 2023). "Album Review: Sleaford Mods – UK GRIM". Gigwise. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ Segal, Victoria (21 February 2023). "Filter Albums: Sleaford Mods – UK Grim". Mojo. No. 353 (April 2023). Peterborough, UK: H Bauer Publishing. p. 85. ISSN 1351-0193.
- ^ Murphy, David (9 March 2023). "Sleaford Mods – UK Grim". musicOMH. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ Trendell, Andrew (8 March 2023). "Sleaford Mods – 'UK Grim' review: their dumpster fire melodrama remains vital". NME. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ Atkins, Jamie (9 February 2023). "New Albums: Attack Mode – Sleaford Mods: UK Grim". Record Collector. No. 542 (March 2023). London: Diamond Publishing Ltd. p. 112. ISSN 0261-250X.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Watts, Peter (9 February 2023). "New Albums: Sleaford Mods – UK Grim (Rough Trade)". Uncut. No. 311 (April 2023). Crawley, West Sussex, UK: NME Networks Media Ltd. p. 36. ISSN 1368-0722.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Sleaford Mods – UK Grim" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Sleaford Mods – UK Grim" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sleaford Mods – Spare Ribs" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 17/3/2023 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Sleaford Mods – UK Grim". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart on 17/3/2023 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
External links
- Sleaford Mods – UK Grim at Discogs (list of releases)
