Divide and Exit

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Divide and Exit
Sleaford Mods "Divide and Exit" album cover (2014).jpg
Studio album by
Sleaford Mods
Released19 May 2014
Genre
Length40:09
Label Harbinger Sound
Sleaford Mods chronology
Retweeted – 2006–2012
(2014)		Divide and Exit
(2014)		Fizzy
(2014)
Sleaford Mods studio album chronology
Austerity Dogs
(2013)		Divide and Exit
(2014)		 Key Markets
(2015)

Divide and Exit is the seventh studio album by British post-punk duo Sleaford Mods. It was released on 19 May 2014 through Harbinger Sound.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.7/10 [1]
Metacritic 81/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [3]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
NME 8/10 [7]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Pitchfork 7.8/10 [9]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Uncut 7/10 [12]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Divide and Exit received an average score of 81 based on eleven reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [2] The album received positive reviews from Pitchfork [9] and The Guardian , who named it one of the 10 best albums of 2014. [13]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Air Conditioning"2:26
2."Tied Up in Nottz"2:40
3."A Little Ditty"2:32
4."You're Brave"2:45
5."Strike Force"2:49
6."The Corgi"2:35
7."From Rags to Richards"3:26
8."Liveable Shit"3:19
9."Under the Plastic and N.C.T."3:17
10."Tiswas"3:12
11."Keep Out of It"2:59
12."Smithy"2:21
13."Middle Men"2:31
14."Tweet Tweet Tweet"3:02

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Reviews for Divide and Exit by Sleaford Mods". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Divide and Exit – Sleaford Mods". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  4. ↑ Hann, Michael (15 May 2014). "Sleaford Mods: Divide and Exit review – electro-punk with bracing humour". The Guardian . Guardian News & Media . Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  5. ↑ Carroll, Jim (16 May 2014). "Sleaford Mods: Divide & Exit". The Irish Times . Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  6. ↑ Male, Andrew (17 July 2014). "Sleaford Mods – Divide And Exit". Mojo . Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  7. ↑ Pattison, Louis (25 April 2014). "Sleaford Mods – 'Divide And Exit'". NME . IPC Media. Archived from the original on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  8. ↑ Mongredien, Phil (27 April 2014). "Sleaford Mods: Divide and Exit review – Sleaford Mods excel in creative obscenity". The Observer . Guardian News & Media . Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  9. 1 2 Neyland, Nick (8 May 2014). "Sleaford Mods: Divide and Exit". Pitchfork . Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Sleaford Mods: Divide and Exit". Q (335): 120. June 2014.
  11. ↑ Smith, Phil (May 2014). "Sleaford Mods – Divide And Exit". Record Collector (427). Diamond Publishing . Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "Sleaford Mods: Divide and Exit". Uncut (205): 83. June 2014.
  13. ↑ Hann, Michael (1 December 2014). "Best albums of 2014: No 10 - Divide and Exit by Sleaford Mods". The Guardian . Guardian News & Media . Retrieved 14 January 2015.
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