Key Markets

Key Markets
Studio album by
Sleaford Mods
Released24 July 2015
RecordedJuly 2014–March 2015[citation needed]
Studios
Length39:21
LabelHarbinger 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
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.4/10
Metacritic81/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
The Daily TelegraphStarStarStarStar
The GuardianStarStarStarStar
The IndependentStarStarStarStar
NME8/10
The ObserverStarStarStarStar
Pitchfork7.5/10
QStarStarStarStar
Record CollectorStarStarStarStar
Uncut8/10

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". It was one of the 19 records nominated for the IMPALA Album of the Year Award 2015.

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank
The Guardian The Best Albums of 2015 2015
29
NME NME'S Albums of the Year 2015 2015
43
Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2015 2015
29

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
Additional musicians
Technical

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)90
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)74
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)11
UK Albums (Official Charts)11
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)3

References

  1. ↑ "Key Markets by Sleaford Mods reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  2. 1 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 on 31/7/2015 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  20. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 31/7/2015 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  21. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 31/7/2015 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2025.