What are Sleaford Mod's all about?

Sleaford Mod's seem to be everywhere over the last year, with their name seeming to appear on every festival line up in the country over Summer and an ever growing vocal fan base, they're here whether you like it or not.

When I first heard of them I have to admit I wasn't impressed, I wrote them off almost immediately as a couple of middle aged, Oasis fans who appear to be undergoing some harrowing mid life crisis and attempting to be down with the kids. After that I pretty much ignored their existance and had no intention of ever trying to listen to them again.

Jobseekers

It wasn't until I by chance caught them performing their track 'Jobseeker' on Jools Holland, a song which I now think is brilliant, that I began to change my opinion. Their live performance was so strange, like nothing I'd ever seen before, I felt like I started to understand what they were trying to do although I wasn't sure if they were achieving it.

In June this year I attended Field Day festival in London and got the chance to see the band live. It was at this point my opinion on the band completely changed, the live energy they had was incredible, the whole atmosphere of the tent was amazing and the lyrics I once saw as lazy and out of touch seemed to become clever, funny, witty and relevant. They owned their set and I was left feeling in awe. I think at this point I began to see the band as something more, they no longer were 2 men who looked like they would be best at home at a Stone Roses concert. Instead they became a piece of art, a satirical social commentary on the working class lifestyle. The elements of post punk and spoken word complementing each other perfectly to form this exhibit of raw wit.

It doesn't stop there either, the band are continuining to release great material, take their latest release TCR for example. This release is 5 songs of poetic pure energy throughout, and with songs entitled things like 'Britian Thirst' it almost becomes impossible to resist they charm they have.

Of course I could be completely wrong and maybe they are just a couple of mod's who just really enjoy shouting but regardless of this I can safely say that I'm converted and a definite fan. So if you like me have wrote of Sleaford Mod's, I urge you to give them another listen and try to look at them in a different light, they might surprise you.

Check this out - Jobseeker live on Jools Holland