The Demise of Planet X

Sleaford Mods

The Demise of Planet X

Album number thirteen from the Nottingham-based post-punk duo Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn

ADM rating[?]

7.4

Label
Rough Trade
UK Release date
16/01/2026
US Release date
16/01/2026
  1. 10.0 |   Evening Standard

    Sleaford Mods’ new record is a concept album about the end of humanity... which has already happened, it seems
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  2. 8.5 |   Northern Transmissions

    Getting screamed at with a finger in the face can be off-putting, especially if it goes on too long. That said, we live in an off-putting world and it’s a great thing to have Sleaford Mods here to call us out on our ills
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  3. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    With tight production and clear ideas, the duo’s eighth album gleams technically while documenting a world that very clearly does not
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  4. 8.0 |   All Music

    As dysfunction becomes more apparent in the U.K. and beyond, Sleaford Mods may not offer any easy answers, but musically at least, they're more committed to progress than the society around them
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  5. 8.0 |   NME

    With colourful noise and wisdom, the Sex Pistols of modern sprechgesang show that you don’t have to take the decline lying down
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  6. 8.0 |   Record Collector

    If Williamson is more vulnerable than ever, Fearn is more inventive. The record bristles with details, from No Touch’s vocoder and Megaton’s whomping beat to the Wu-Tang-style wind chimes and tense guitar of Bad Santa
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  7. 8.0 |   Uncut

    The softer edges and new accessibility only makes the fury and dread eerily heavier. Print edition only

  8. 8.0 |   Mojo

    There are sweet moments on The Demise Of Planet X and a more delicate musical palette, but the overwhelming mood is one of weariness; with the state of the world and the tedious, endless gotchas. Print edition only

  9. 8.0 |   The Arts Desk

    Angry, harsh and taking absolutely no prisoners
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  10. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    The duo’s 13th album finds Jason Williamson as baffled and infuriated as ever at the state of the world, with help from some unexpected collaborators
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  11. 8.0 |   Hot Press

    Modern life may be rubbish - but Sleaford Mods have turned the detritus into gold
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  12. 7.5 |   Under The Radar

    Continues their mission to hold a mirror up to broken Britain in the cold light of day, revealing the sagging eyes, manky teeth, the spot-ridden skin, and just how shit everything is
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  13. 7.0 |   Clash

    ‘The Demise Of Planet X’ offers no solutions and no release. It simply documents a present condition defined by repetition, consumption, and exhaustion. Rather than escalating, it holds its ground, making it one of Sleaford Mods’ most coherent and controlled releases to date. The apocalypse here isn’t coming. It has already happened, and everyone is still scrolling
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  14. 6.7 |   Pitchfork

    The UK duo continues to rail against austerity and oppression on its 13th record. At worst, the album lapses into vague gesturing; at best, it turns diatribes into dialogues with guest vocalists
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  15. 6.0 |   Spectrum Culture

    Some groups have a particular tone they mine for their careers. Other groups just do the same thing repeatedly. Sleaford Mods fall into the latter category
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  16. 6.0 |   The Skinny

    The Demise of Planet X is a strong addition to Sleaford Mods' discography that flicks the Vs at a world gone mad
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  17. 4.0 |   No Ripcord

    The Demise of Planet X is a miserable album from a fading force
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