Sleaford Mods - Discography

Sleaford Mods



Austerity Dogs


Divide & Exit


Retweeted


Chubbed Up + The Singles Collection


Tiswas


Wank


Sleaford Mods are an English post-punk/hip hop duo based in Nottingham, composed of vocalist Jason Williamson and musician Andrew Robert Lindsay Fearn (since 2012). The duo have released several albums to critical acclaim.

Williamson (born 1970 in Grantham, Lincolnshire) grew up in Grantham. Citing influences including Mod subculture, Guns N' Roses, rave, black metal and Wu-Tang Clan, he previously fronted the electronic band Unity Crescent whilst also regularly performing as a solo singer-songwriter. He had also worked as a session musician with local artists as well as Spiritualized and Bent.

Sleaford Mods began when Williamson's friend suggested that he combine his vocals with a music sample from a Roni Size album.Originally the project was called "That's Shit, Try Harder",later changed in reference to Sleaford, a town in Lincolnshire not far from Grantham.

Williamson formed the band with Simon Parfrement, who he worked with alongside a studio engineer at Rubber Biscuit Studio in Nottingham on their first four albums. Parfrement left the music production to Andrew Fearn after the release of the 2012 album Wank, the first album to feature Andrew Fearn, but continues to play an important role in the band as their photographer and media producer.

Fearn (born 1971 in Burton upon Trent) grew up on a farm in Saxilby, Lincolnshire. He was recruited by Willamson after he heard him play at The Chameleon Arts Cafe in Nottingham.

A collaboration between Sleaford Mods and The Prodigy was announced at the end of 2014. They recorded a track "Ibiza" together which appears on The Prodigy album "The Day Is My Enemy", released in March 2015.

The new Leftfield album "Alternative Light Source", set for release on 8 June 2015, will also feature a collaboration with Sleaford Mods.

Williamson is responsible for the words, Fearn for the music. Sleaford Mods songs have been described as embittered rants about such topics as unemployment, criticism of modern working life, criticism of celebrities and pop culture, capitalism and society in general. The lyrics usually contain profanity, which is, according to Williamson, the way in which he speaks and "not just fucking swearing".

Williamson's voice on Sleaford Mods songs is a sprechgesang, rapped with a East Midlands English dialect slang. His vocal and lyrical style has variously been compared to Shaun Ryder,[17] John Cooper Clarke, Mark E. Smith, Ian Dury, The Streets and Half Man Half Biscuit as well as various Punk and Oi! artists.

Albums

Austerity Dogs
Divide & Exit
Retweeted
Chubbed Up + The Singles Collection
Tiwas
Wank