Key Markets

Key Markets
Studio album by Sleaford Mods
Released	24 July 2015
Recorded	July 2014–March 2015[ citation needed ]
Studio	Andrew's Old Flat Rubber Biscuit (Nottingham)
Length	39:21
Label	Harbinger Sound
Sleaford Mods chronology
Tiswas EP (2014) Key Markets (2015) T.C.R. (2016)

Key Markets is the eighth studio album by British post-punk duo Sleaford Mods. It was released on 24 July 2015, through Harbinger Sound. The tracks are critical of the UK government.

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.4/10 [1]
Metacritic	81/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Daily Telegraph	[4]
The Guardian	[5]
The Independent	[6]
NME	8/10 [7]
The Observer	[8]
Pitchfork	7.5/10 [9]
Q	[10]
Record Collector	[11]
Uncut	8/10 [12]

At Metacritic, 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". ^[2] It was one of the 19 records nominated for the IMPALA Album of the Year Award 2015. ^[13]

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Year	Rank
The Guardian	The Best Albums of 2015	2015	29 [14]
NME	NME'S Albums of the Year 2015	2015	43 [15]
Rough Trade	Albums of the Year 2015	2015	29 [16]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Andrew Fearn and Jason Williamson.

1. "Live Tonight" - 3:12
2. "No One's Bothered" - 2:52
3. "Bronx in a Six" - 3:35
4. "Silly Me" - 3:15
5. "Cunt Make It Up" - 2:31
6. "Face To Faces" - 3:23
7. "Arabia" - 3:01
8. "In Quiet Streets" - 4:16
9. "Tarantula Deadly Cargo" - 3:21
10. "Rupert Trousers" - 3:13
11. "Giddy on the Ciggies" - 4:15
12. "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 – mastering
• Simon Parfrement – cover photography
• Zoë Valls – inner sleeve photography
• Duncan Stafford – inner sleeve photography
• Alex Solman – label artwork
• Steve Lippert – album design

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [17]	90
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [18]	74
Scottish Albums (OCC) [19]	11
UK Albums (OCC) [20]	11
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [21]	3

References

1. "Key Markets by Sleaford Mods reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
2. "Reviews for Key Markets by Sleaford Mods". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved 22 July 2015.
3. Phares, Heather. "Key Markets – Sleaford Mods". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 2 November 2018.
4. McCormick, Neil (18 July 2015). "Sleaford Mods, Key Markets, review: 'a blast of British street life'". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 22 July 2015.
5. Simpson, Dave (12 July 2015). "Sleaford Mods: Key Markets review – spleen-venting and barmily brilliant". The Guardian . Guardian News & Media . Retrieved 22 July 2015.
6. Gill, Andy (3 July 2015). "Sleaford Mods, Key Markets – album review: Pulsing beats and bitter truths from merciless punk rock duo". The Independent . Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
7. Gardner, Noel (23 June 2015). "Sleaford Mods – 'Key Markets'". NME . IPC Media. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
8. Mongredien, Phil (12 July 2015). "Sleaford Mods: Key Markets review – vivid, furious pictures of Britain". The Observer . Guardian News & Media . Retrieved 22 July 2015.
9. Wolk, Douglas (10 July 2015). "Sleaford Mods: Key Markets". Pitchfork . Retrieved 22 July 2015.
10. "Sleaford Mods: Key Markets". Q (349): 107. August 2015.
11. Smith, Phil (August 2015). "Sleaford Mods – Key Markets". Record Collector (443). Diamond Publishing . Retrieved 22 July 2015.
12. Lewis, John (20 August 2015). "Sleaford Mods – Key Markets". Uncut . Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
13. "Young labels featured in shortlist for IMPALA Album of the Year Award". sur impalamusic.org. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
14. "The Best Albums of 2015". The Guardian . Guardian News and Media. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
15. "NME'S Albums of the Year 2015". nme.com. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
16. "Albums of the Year 2015". Rough Trade . Rough Trade. 25 November 2015. Archived from the original on 20 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
17. "Ultratop.be – Sleaford Mods – Key Markets" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
18. "Offiziellecharts.de – Sleaford Mods – Key Markets" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
19. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
20. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
21. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2025.