Key Markets
2015 studio album by Sleaford Mods
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Released | 24 July 2015 | |||
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Label | Harbinger Sound | |||
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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
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.4/10[1] |
Metacritic | 81/100[2] |
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NME | 8/10[7] |
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Pitchfork | 7.5/10[9] |
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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 |
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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
- "Live Tonight" - 3:12
- "No One's Bothered" - 2:52
- "Bronx in a Six" - 3:35
- "Silly Me" - 3:15
- "Cunt Make It Up" - 2:31
- "Face To Faces" - 3:23
- "Arabia" - 3:01
- "In Quiet Streets" - 4:16
- "Tarantula Deadly Cargo" - 3:21
- "Rupert Trousers" - 3:13
- "Giddy on the Ciggies" - 4:15
- "The Blob" - 2:33
Charts
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] | 90 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] | 74 |
UK Albums (OCC)[19] | 11 |
References
- ^ "Key Markets by Sleaford Mods reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Reviews for Key Markets by Sleaford Mods". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Key Markets – Sleaford Mods". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ McCormick, Neil (18 July 2015). "Sleaford Mods, Key Markets, review: 'a blast of British street life'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ Simpson, Dave (12 July 2015). "Sleaford Mods: Key Markets review – spleen-venting and barmily brilliant". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gardner, Noel (23 June 2015). "Sleaford Mods – 'Key Markets'". NME. IPC Media. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ Mongredien, Phil (12 July 2015). "Sleaford Mods: Key Markets review – vivid, furious pictures of Britain". The Observer. Guardian News & Media. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ Wolk, Douglas (10 July 2015). "Sleaford Mods: Key Markets". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ "Sleaford Mods: Key Markets". Q (349): 107. August 2015.
- ^ Smith, Phil (August 2015). "Sleaford Mods – Key Markets". Record Collector (443). Diamond Publishing. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ Lewis, John (20 August 2015). "Sleaford Mods – Key Markets". Uncut. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Best Albums of 2015". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "NME'S Albums of the Year 2015". nme.com. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ "Albums of the Year 2015". Rough Trade. Rough Trade. 25 November 2015. Archived from the original on 20 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Sleaford Mods – Key Markets" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- v
- t
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- Divide and Exit (2014)
- Key Markets (2015)
- English Tapas (2017)
- Eton Alive (2019)
- Spare Ribs (2021)
- UK Grim (2023)
- All That Glue (2020)
- "Mork n Mindy" (2020)