UK Grim

UK Grim
Studio album by Sleaford Mods
Released	10 March 2023 (2023-03-10)
Studio	JT Soar, Nottingham
Genre	Electro-punk [1] [2]
Length	48:21
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. ^[3] Production was handled by Andrew Fearn. It features guest appearances from Florence Shaw (Dry Cleaning) and Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction). ^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.7/10 [5]
Metacritic	81/100 [6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Clash	9/10 [8]
DIY	[9]
Gigwise	[10]
Mojo	[11]
musicOMH	[12]
NME	[13]
Record Collector	[14]
The Telegraph	[15]
Uncut	8/10 [16]

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. ^[6] The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? has the critical consensus of the album at a 8.1 out of 10, based on fifteen reviews. ^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn.

UK Grim track listing

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 and Dave Navarro)	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

Personnel

Sleaford Mods

• Jason Williamson
• Andrew Fearn

Additional personnel

• Phil Booth – guitar on "UK Grim", engineer
• Florence Shaw – vocals on "Force 10 from Navarone"
• Perry Farrell – vocals on "So Trendy"
• Dave Navarro – guitar on "So Trendy"
• Matt Colton – mastering
• Philip Laslett – design
• Ewen Spencer – photography

Charts

Chart performance for UK Grim

Chart (2023)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [17]	64
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [18]	150
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [19]	15
Scottish Albums (OCC) [20]	2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [21]	47
UK Albums (OCC) [22]	3

References

1. Farrell, Margaret (13 March 2023). "Sleaford Mods: UK Grim Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved 6 May 2025.
2. Russell, Will (10 March 2023). "Album Review: Sleaford Mods, UK Grim". Hot Press . Retrieved 6 May 2025.
3. "Sleaford Mods Announce New Album UK Grim, Share Title Track and 2023 Tour Dates". Yahoo Entertainment. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
4. Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (9 March 2023). "Sleaford Mods return with sardonic and furious flights of fancy on UK Grim". Financial Times. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
5. "UK Grim by Sleaford Mods reviews | Any Decent Music". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
6. "Critic Reviews for UK Grim – Metacritic". Metacritic . Retrieved 11 March 2023.
7. Phares, Heather. "UK Grim – Sleaford Mods: AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 23 September 2025.
8. Harrison, Emma (9 March 2023). "Sleaford Mods – UK GRIM". Clash . Retrieved 11 July 2023.
9. England, Adam (10 March 2023). "Album Review: Sleaford Mods – UK GRIM". DIY . Retrieved 11 July 2023.
10. Maplethorpe, Dale (13 March 2023). "Album Review: Sleaford Mods – UK GRIM". Gigwise . Retrieved 11 July 2023.
11. Segal, Victoria (21 February 2023). "Filter Albums: Sleaford Mods – UK Grim". Mojo . No. 353 (April 2023). Peterborough, UK: H Bauer Publishing. p. 85. ISSN   1351-0193.
12. Murphy, David (9 March 2023). "Sleaford Mods – UK Grim". musicOMH . Retrieved 11 July 2023.
13. Trendell, Andrew (8 March 2023). "Sleaford Mods – 'UK Grim' review: their dumpster fire melodrama remains vital". NME . Retrieved 11 July 2023.
14. Atkins, Jamie (9 February 2023). "New Albums: Attack Mode – Sleaford Mods: UK Grim". Record Collector . No. 542 (March 2023). London: Diamond Publishing Ltd. p. 112. ISSN   0261-250X.
15. Aubrey, Elizabeth (10 March 2023). "Miley Cyrus is defiant, Van Morrison mines his youth – the week's best albums". The Telegraph . Retrieved 11 July 2023.
16. Watts, Peter (9 February 2023). "New Albums: Sleaford Mods – UK Grim (Rough Trade)". Uncut . No. 311 (April 2023). Crawley, West Sussex, UK: NME Networks Media Ltd. p. 36. ISSN   1368-0722.
17. "Ultratop.be – Sleaford Mods – UK Grim" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
18. "Ultratop.be – Sleaford Mods – UK Grim" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
19. "Offiziellecharts.de – Sleaford Mods – Spare Ribs" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
20. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
21. "Swisscharts.com – Sleaford Mods – UK Grim". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
22. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

External links

• Sleaford Mods – UK Grim at Discogs (list of releases)