UK Grim

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UK Grim
UK Grim by Sleaford Mods Album Artwork.jpg
Studio album by
Sleaford Mods
Released10 March 2023 (2023-03-10)
Length48:21
Label Rough Trade
Producer Andrew 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]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.7/10 [3]
Metacritic 81/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Clash 9/10 [6]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Gigwise Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [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

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)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

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

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