| UK Grim | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 10 March 2023 | |||
| 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. [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]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.7/10 [3] |
| Metacritic | 81/100 [4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Clash | 9/10 [6] |
| DIY |  [7] |
| Gigwise |   [8] |
| musicOMH | [9] |
| NME | [10] |
| The Telegraph | [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]
| 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) | 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 | |
| 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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