English Tapas

English Tapas
Studio album by
Sleaford Mods
Released3 March 2017 (2017-03-03)
StudioWest Heath Garage
Genre
Length37:31
LabelRough Trade Records
ProducerSleaford Mods
Sleaford Mods chronology
Live At SO36
(2016) 		English Tapas
(2017) 		Sleaford Mods
(2018)
Sleaford Mods studio album chronology
Key Markets
(2015) 		English Tapas
(2017) 		Eton Alive
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.4/10[1]
Metacritic81/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Guardian[4]
The Independent[5]
Mojo[6]
NME[7]
The Observer[8]
Pitchfork7.9/10[9]
Q[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Uncut8/10[12]

English Tapas is the ninth studio album by English post-punk duo Sleaford Mods.[13] Recorded at Steve Mackey's West Heath Garage studios in London, it was released via Rough Trade Records on 3 March 2017.[14] It debuted at number 12 on the UK Albums Chart.[15]

The songs on the album are mostly about contemporary life and politics in England following the 2016 EU referendum.

Accolades

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Publication Accolade Year Rank Ref.
Rough Trade Albums of the Year
2017
28
[16]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Army Nights"3:02
2."Just Like We Do"2:54
3."Moptop"2:38
4."Messy Anywhere"3:12
5."Time Sands"3:10
6."Snout"2:44
7."Drayton Manored"3:36
8."Carlton Touts"2:52
9."Cuddly"3:44
10."Dull"2:41
11."B.H.S."3:48
12."I Feel So Wrong"3:10

Charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 128
French Albums (SNEP)[18] 164
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 60
Irish Albums (IRMA)[20] 91
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 87
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 12

References

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  1. ^ "English Tapas by Sleaford Mods reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Reviews and Tracks for English Tapas by Sleaford Mods". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  3. ^ Phares, Heather. "English Tapas – Sleaford Mods". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  4. ^ Petridis, Alexis (2 March 2017). "Sleaford Mods: English Tapas review – a bruising, brilliant post-Brexit tirade". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  5. ^ Gill, Andy (22 February 2017). "Album reviews: Sleaford Mods – English Tapas, Stormzy – Gang Signs & Prayer, Thundercat – Drunk, and more". The Independent. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  6. ^ Cameron, Keith (March 2017). "The best possible taste". Mojo (280): 91.
  7. ^ Cooper, Leonie (2 March 2017). "Sleaford Mods – 'English Tapas' Review". NME. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  8. ^ Mongredien, Phil (12 March 2017). "Sleaford Mods: English Tapas review – Brexit, BHS et al". The Observer. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  9. ^ Pattison, Louis (6 March 2017). "Sleaford Mods: ENGLiSH TAPAS". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  10. ^ Perry, Andrew (April 2017). "Two Angry Men". Q (370): 108.
  11. ^ Hermes, Will (14 March 2017). "Review: Sleaford Mods' 'English Tapas' Is Post-Brexit Punk-Hop". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  12. ^ Bonner, Michael (24 March 2017). "Sleaford Mods – English Tapas". Uncut. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  13. ^ Gaca, Anna (13 December 2016). "Sleaford Mods Announce New Album English Tapas". Spin. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  14. ^ Slingerland, Calum (13 December 2016). "Sleaford Mods Serve Up 'English Tapas' LP, Announce Band Doc". Exclaim!. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  15. ^ Gorman, Rachel (10 March 2017). "Sleaford Mods score second Top 20 hit with new album English Tapas". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 15 March 2017.[permanent dead link]
  16. ^ "Albums of the Year". Rough Trade. 14 November 2017. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  17. ^ "Ultratop.be – Sleaford Mods – English Tapas" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  18. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 10, 2017)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  19. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sleaford Mods – English Tapas" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  20. ^ "irishcharts.com – Discography Sleaford Mods". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  21. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Sleaford Mods – English Tapas". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  22. ^ "Sleaford Mods | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
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