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Sleaford Mods
Scala, London
TIRADES against Tories, blocky beats, acerbic bon mots, rants about the state of society and a message that reflects the grim state we’re in, this is what Nottingham’s Sleaford Mods bring to the stage.
They’re at the Scala in London’s King Cross as part of War Child’s BRITs Week - where major artists play small venues to generate funds and support children living through conflict. To date more than £7 million has been raised.
Right from the off the band set out their stall playing the title track from their last album UK Grim. The music is driven by Andrew Fearn, who occasionally taps his laptop, but in the main is bouncing around the stage dancing dementedly as electronic beats, loops and odd keyboard riffs ring out. It is a merciless beat that drills into you, but gets the crowd moving.
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