Sleaford Mods released UK Grim earlier this year and clearly they had bile left over as they’ve just announced More UK Grim which will be out October 20 via Rough Trade. The EP features five new songs, plus a remix. The first single diving straight into button-pushing controversy: “Big Pharma.”
“Big Pharma was written in the opening chapters of autumn 2022 when Covid kicked in again,” says frontman Jason Williamson. “It carries a lot of the normal Sleaford Mods absurdism, but also looks at the ongoing fascination with trying to find truths in information wholly pushed by very questionable people. The term ‘Big Pharma’ has been uprooted from its original place, one that rightly threw critique at the pharmaceutical industry as it produced more and more products that would ruin lives on a mass scale. Instead now, Big Pharma is more familiar as a term used by right wing and industrial groups trying to mask the financial aims of their arguments with some kind of critical thinking panache-type legitimacy. It just feels wrong. It feeds on hopelessness, widespread fear and generations of unfettered misinformation linked to the limited critical perception we as the masses are burdened with.”
Williamson also notes that recently, “Big Pharma has been adopted by the anti trans movement, so you can see that high performance bigotry and personal financial interest are never too far away. Much like the next version of the latest smart phone, the features are largely the same.” You can watch the animated video, which is as R Rated as the song itself, below.
Sleaford Mods also have UK/EU tour dates on the horizon and those are listed below.
MORE UK GRIM:
01) Under The Rules
02) Old Nottz
03) Big Pharma
04) PO Crazeh
05) My 18hr Girdle
06) Old Nottz (Alt mix)
SLEAFORD MODS – 2023 TOUR DATES
10/14 – Holland – Utrecht – Tivoli Veredenburg
10/15 – Belgium – Antwerp – De Roma (SOLD OUT)
10/16 – Germany – Frankfurt – Batschkapp
10/18 – Germany – Cologne – Carlswerk Victoria
10/19 – Germany – Hamburg – Grobke Freilheit
10/21 – Germany – Berlin – Columbiahalle (SOLD OUT)
10/24 – Germany – Leipzig – Taubchenthal
10/25 – Czech Republic – Prague – Troxy
10/26 – Austria – Vienna – Gasometer
10/28 – Germany – Munich – Tonhalle
10/29 – Switzerland – Zurich – XTRA
11/1 – Spain – Barcelona – Sala Apolo
11/3 – Spain – Madrid – La Riviera
11/5 – France – Bordeaux – Le Krakatoa
11/6 – France – Nantes – Stereolux (SOLD OUT)
11/7 – Paris – Paris – Bataclan (SOLD OUT)
11/22 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy
11/23 – Glasgow, UK – 02 Academy
11/25 – Dublin – Academy (SOLD OUT)
11/28 – Leeds – Academy
11/29 – Manchester – Victoria Warehouse
11/30 – Bristol – 02 Academy (SOLD OUT)
12/2 – London – Alexandra Palace
