“I used to be in bands. Fucking hated it.”

Last month Nottingham duo Sleaford Mods sold out the Electric Ballroom in Camden. A 1,100 strong crowd came out to watch two blokes, one laptop and a shed load of pent-up aggression wreak havoc on the Capital. An achievement that outweighs anything they could have ever dreamt of doing when they kicked off this project 3 years ago after a string of failed attempts at being in bands. Though still an exceptional milestone in the life of the pair, one thing that seemed out-of-place was the setting. If anything the Ballroom was too big. Sleaford Mods are about intimacy and intensity. About grubby toilets and stains on your pint. About being so close you can feel their spit on your face and smell the lager on their breath. That’s why they find themselves at Cafe INDIEpendent in Scunthorpe playing to a sold out room of 240 tinny swilling enthusiasts who are more than ready to take part in one of the biggest success stories of the past year.  Continue reading →