Sleaford Mods

Iamnobody

Discuss. (NSFW or kids)

Hip Mod!



Been a guilty pleasure of mine for about a year now. But they have been making music for years.

They are starting to get a lot of recognition recently and have supported The Specials.

I guess I kind of like the fact that he spent years trying to sound like Marriot and Weller and ended up with this!

One of my favourite tracks...

badlydrawnbanjo

To quote Paul Weller, "Tell Sleaford Mods that they're cunts".

I thought they were a Goldie looking chain type of thing the first time I heard them, turns out they take it all very seriously.

Not for me I'm afraid, I'm out.

EricTheWeary

That first video reminds me of horrible commutes on the number 9 trying to pretend the sweary, drinking, smoking teenagers at the back on the top deck didn't exist. Probably not my thing TBH.

Deadman

Don't like it I'm afraid.

BloodEagle

I love Sleaford Mods - went to see them a couple of months ago, and live they were something else - very strange and intense atmosphere, never seen anything like it before

Iamnobody

I knew they wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea! Especially on a guitar forum...

Are you catching their next tour @bloodeagle? I've got tickets and looking forward to the atmosphere you described.

BloodEagle

Id go and see them again definitely, ill have to see if theyre coming near me again

Reverend

I love the one album I have. Vitriolic spoken word over casio drum beats.

RobDavies

Late to the party on this one.....

I'm addicted.   

Trouble is, I want to REALLY listen to what Jason Williamson has to say and thus everything else suffers - including my driving.  

matdotcodot

Like the fact that they are in their 40's and coming up with something new , a lot of John Cooper Clarke in their sound obviously, but makes a welcome change from the endless round of telecaster toting skinny indie rock try hards. Jobseeker is a great song in my opinion.

Bod

Now that's punk.

Did Paul Weller really say that about them?  If so, I like them even more now given that Weller hasn't done anything good since the penultimate Jam album.

Deijavoo

Nick McCabe is very cross with them.

EricTheWeary

Some friends of mine saw them support the Specials, end of 2014. Despite being Mods I think wrong band, wrong time by the sound of it.

Iamnobody

Going to see them on Wednesday. Looking forward to it...

chrisj1602

Bod;566780" said:

Now that's punk.

Did Paul Weller really say that about them?  If so, I like them even more now given that Weller hasn't done anything good since the penultimate Jam album.

Weller has done plenty of good stuff since The Jam.

RobDavies

Got tickets to see them in Reading next week.  Thought I'd better sort this out as they're about to explode, I reckon,  Especially with the Hyde Park support slot....

gazzauk

I love 'em, nice to see a bit of anger in music again after years of blandness

lustycourtier

I just don't get it, but theres many musical people I respect who love them that surprised me, so Im guessing its me missing something...

TonyR

Looking at my avatar people ask me if I'm a Mod, listening to that, if that's Mod then the answer is definitely "No" - not my cup of tea at all...

gazzauk

JOBSEEKER!

Iamnobody

TonyR;714470" said:

Looking at my avatar people ask me if I'm a Mod, listening to that, if that's Mod then the answer is definitely "No" - not my cup of tea at all...

I agree - definitely not everyone's cup of tea...

I'm not sure they would claim to be mods either - it's just a band name.

Although if mod is derived from the word modern they might just be more 'mod' than someone with a Parker and a scooter?

A lot of their older tunes did sample what we would accept as being mod/60's music...and Williamson's look is probably a nod to mod culture. Fearn's image is definitely Sports Direct though!