English Tapas

English Tapas
Studio album by Sleaford Mods
Released	3 March 2017 (2017-03-03)
Studio	West Heath Garage
Genre	Post-punk rap-punk art punk electro-punk
Length	37:31
Label	Rough Trade Records
Producer	Sleaford Mods
Sleaford Mods chronology
Live At SO36 (2016) English Tapas (2017) Sleaford Mods (2018)
Sleaford Mods studio album chronology
Key Markets (2015) English Tapas (2017) Eton Alive (2019)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.4/10 [1]
Metacritic	81/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Guardian	[4]
The Independent	[5]
Mojo	[6]
NME	[7]
The Observer	[8]
Pitchfork	7.9/10 [9]
Q	[10]
Rolling Stone	[11]
Uncut	8/10 [12]

English Tapas is the ninth studio album by English post-punk duo Sleaford Mods. ^[13] Recorded at Steve Mackey's West Heath Garage studios in London, it was released via Rough Trade Records on 3 March 2017. ^[14] It debuted at number 12 on the UK Albums Chart. ^[15]

The songs on the album are mostly about contemporary life and politics in England following the 2016 EU referendum.

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Year	Rank	Ref.
Rough Trade	Albums of the Year	2017	28	[16]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn ^[17]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Army Nights"	3:02
2.	"Just Like We Do"	2:54
3.	"Moptop"	2:38
4.	"Messy Anywhere"	3:12
5.	"Time Sands"	3:10
6.	"Snout"	2:44
7.	"Drayton Manored"	3:36
8.	"Carlton Touts"	2:52
9.	"Cuddly"	3:44
10.	"Dull"	2:41
11.	"B.H.S."	3:48
12.	"I Feel So Wrong"	3:10

Bonus 7" single and Japanese CD bonus track

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Big Trouble in Little Costa"	2:44

Personnel

Sleaford Mods

• Jason Williamson
• Andrew Fearn

Technical

• Matt Colton – mastering
• Simon Parfrement – photography
• Steve Lippert – illustrator, Photoshop

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [18]	128
French Albums (SNEP) [19]	164
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [20]	60
Irish Albums (IRMA) [21]	91
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [22]	87
UK Albums (OCC) [23]	12

References

1. "English Tapas by Sleaford Mods reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
2. "Reviews and Tracks for English Tapas by Sleaford Mods". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved 15 March 2017.
3. Phares, Heather. "English Tapas – Sleaford Mods". AllMusic . Retrieved 15 April 2017.
4. Petridis, Alexis (2 March 2017). "Sleaford Mods: English Tapas review – a bruising, brilliant post-Brexit tirade". The Guardian . Retrieved 15 March 2017.
5. Gill, Andy (22 February 2017). "Album reviews: Sleaford Mods – English Tapas, Stormzy – Gang Signs & Prayer, Thundercat – Drunk, and more". The Independent . Retrieved 2 November 2018.
6. Cameron, Keith (March 2017). "The best possible taste". Mojo (280): 91.
7. Cooper, Leonie (2 March 2017). "Sleaford Mods – 'English Tapas' Review". NME . Retrieved 17 December 2019.
8. Mongredien, Phil (12 March 2017). "Sleaford Mods: English Tapas review – Brexit, BHS et al". The Observer . Retrieved 15 March 2017.
9. Pattison, Louis (6 March 2017). "Sleaford Mods: ENGLiSH TAPAS". Pitchfork . Retrieved 15 March 2017.
10. Perry, Andrew (April 2017). "Two Angry Men". Q (370): 108.
11. Hermes, Will (14 March 2017). "Review: Sleaford Mods' 'English Tapas' Is Post-Brexit Punk-Hop". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 15 March 2017.
12. Bonner, Michael (24 March 2017). "Sleaford Mods – English Tapas". Uncut . Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
13. Gaca, Anna (13 December 2016). "Sleaford Mods Announce New Album English Tapas". Spin . Retrieved 15 March 2017.
14. Slingerland, Calum (13 December 2016). "Sleaford Mods Serve Up 'English Tapas' LP, Announce Band Doc". Exclaim! . Retrieved 15 March 2017.
15. Gorman, Rachel (10 March 2017). "Sleaford Mods score second Top 20 hit with new album English Tapas". Nottingham Post . Retrieved 15 March 2017.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
16. "Albums of the Year". Rough Trade . 14 November 2017. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
17. "Sleaford Mods – ASCAP database". ASCAP . Retrieved 17 May 2025.
18. "Ultratop.be – Sleaford Mods – English Tapas" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
19. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 10, 2017)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved 16 March 2017.
20. "Offiziellecharts.de – Sleaford Mods – English Tapas" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
21. "irishcharts.com – Discography Sleaford Mods". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
22. "Swisscharts.com – Sleaford Mods – English Tapas". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
23. "Sleaford Mods | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 16 March 2017.

External links

• English Tapas at Discogs (list of releases)