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Key Markets
Studio album by
Released24 July 2015
RecordedJuly 2014–March 2015[citation needed]
Studio
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

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.4/10[1]
Metacritic81/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[3]
The Daily TelegraphStarStarStarStar[4]
The GuardianStarStarStarStar[5]
The IndependentStarStarStarStar[6]
NME8/10[7]
The ObserverStarStarStarStar[8]
Pitchfork7.5/10[9]
QStarStarStarStar[10]
Record CollectorStarStarStarStar[11]
Uncut8/10[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

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

Track listing

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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

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Sleaford Mods
Additional musicians
  • Nail Tolliday – bass, drum loops (2)
  • Matt Allesbrook – bass (7, 9-11)
Technical
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Simon Parfrement – cover photography
  • Zoë Valls – inner sleeve photography
  • Duncan Stafford – inner sleeve photography
  • Alex Solman – label artwork
  • Steve Lippert – album design

Charts

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Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 90
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] 74
Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] 11
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 11
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[21] 3

References

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  1. ^ "Key Markets by Sleaford Mods reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "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.