[ Rough Trade / LP ]
Release Date: Friday 26 July 2024
May 19 marks 10 years of Sleaford Mods seminal album, Divide And Exit.
Allying strong words and minimal electronics, Sleaford Mods' second 'proper' album (or sixth if you go back through the early CD-R efforts) the self-released Divide And Exit was not only Andrew Fearn and Jason Williamson's most effective artistic expression to that point, it also truly captured the taste of a land souring by the day.
Now set for a reissue through Rough Trade Records to mark the record's tenth anniversary, the fully remastered album - complete with a limited-edition LP sleeve designed by Cold War Steve - offers a chance to fully appreciate a band beginning to hit their artistic stride while acknowledging and commiserating that many of the dark forces that inspired its creation linger on. Yet once again it is possible revel in the hopeful anger that underpins Sleaford Mods' blasts of outrage and electro.
As well as been fully remastered, Williamson has written new sleevenotes to accompany the album while The Wire's interview with the band from the time, conducted by the incomparable Mark Fisher, is being reprinted in full.
01. Air Conditioning (2024 Remaster) / 02. Tied Up in Nottz (2024 Remaster) / 03.
A Little Ditty (2024 Remaster) / 04. You're Brave (2024 Remaster) / 05. Strike Force (2024 Remaster) / 06. The Corgi (2024 Remaster) / 07. From Rags to Richards (2024 Remaster) / 08. Liveable Shit (2024 Remaster) / 09. Under the Plastic and N.T.C. (2024 Remaster) / 10. Tiswas (2024 Remaster) / 11. Keep Out of It (2024 Remaster) / 12. Smithy (2024 Remaster) / 13. Middle Men (2024 Remaster) / 14. Tweet Tweet Tweet (2024 Remaster)