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
AllMusic
The Daily Telegraph
The Guardian
The Independent
NME8/10
The Observer
Pitchfork7.5/10
Q
Record Collector
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

PublicationAccoladeYearRank
The GuardianThe Best Albums of 2015201529
NMENME'S Albums of the Year 2015201543
Rough TradeAlbums of the Year 2015201529

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

  • 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

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