Key Markets

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Key Markets
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Studio album by
Sleaford Mods
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
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NME8/10[7]
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Pitchfork7.5/10[9]
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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
29[14]
NME NME'S Albums of the Year 2015 2015
43[15]
Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2015 2015
29[16]

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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  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 Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
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  21. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2025.

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