Eton Alive is the tenth studio album by British post-punk duo Sleaford Mods. It was released on 22 February 2019 through Extreme Eating Records.[4]

Eton Alive
Studio album by
Released22 February 2019 (2019-02-22)
Genre
Length38:44
LabelExtreme Eating
Sleaford Mods chronology
Sleaford Mods
(2018)
Eton Alive
(2019)
All That Glue
(2020)
Sleaford Mods studio album chronology
English Tapas
(2017)
Eton Alive
(2019)
Spare Ribs
(2021)
Singles from Eton Alive
  1. "Kebab Spider"
    Released: 7 January 2019[1]
  2. "O.B.C.T."
    Released: 15 February 2019[2]
  3. "Discourse"
    Released: 10 May 2019[3]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10[5]
Metacritic84/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [7]
The Guardian     [8]
The Independent     [9]
Mojo     [10]
NME     [11]
The Observer     [12]
Q     [13]
Record Collector     [14]
The Times     [15]
Uncut8/10[16]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 84, based on 16 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[6]

Accolades

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Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Mojo Top 75 Albums of 2019
65
MusicOMH Top 50 Albums of 2019
50
Uncut Top 75 Albums of 2019
45

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Into the Payzone"2:17
2."Kebab Spider"3:40
3."Policy Cream"3:29
4."O.B.C.T."4:05
5."When You Come Up to Me"3:43
6."Top It Up"2:45
7."Flipside"2:40
8."Subtraction"3:16
9."Firewall"3:22
10."Big Burt"3:20
11."Discourse"3:21
12."Negative Script"2:46

Charts

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Chart performance for Eton Alive
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[20] 191
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] 58
Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] 6
UK Albums (OCC)[23] 9
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[24] 1

References

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  1. ^ "Kebab Spider – Single by Sleaford Mods on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ "O.B.C.T. – Single by Sleaford Mods on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Discourse – Single by Sleaford Mods on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  4. ^ Moore, Sam (8 January 2019). "Sleaford Mods announce new album 'Eton Alive'". NME. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Eton Alive by Sleaford Mods reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Eton Alive by Sleaford Mods Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  7. ^ Phares, Heather. "Eton Alive – Sleaford Mods". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  8. ^ Simpson, Dave (22 February 2019). "Sleaford Mods: Eton Alive review – damning details of life on a frayed isle". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  9. ^ Gray, Elisa; Harvey, Chris (21 February 2019). "Album reviews: Drenge – Strange Creatures, and Sleaford Mods – Eton Alive". The Independent. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  10. ^ Harrison, Ian (March 2019). "Another fine mess". Mojo (304): 90.
  11. ^ Bassett, Jordan (19 February 2019). "Sleaford Mods – 'Eton Alive' review". NME. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  12. ^ Mongredien, Phil (24 February 2019). "Sleaford Mods: Eton Alive review – anger tempered by resignation". The Observer. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  13. ^ Segal, Victoria (April 2019). "School's Out". Q (396): 111.
  14. ^ Smith, Phil (March 2019). "Sleaford Mods – Eton Alive". Record Collector (490). Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  15. ^ Hodgkinson, Will (22 February 2019). "Sleaford Mods: Eton Alive review". The Times. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  16. ^ Watts, Peter (22 February 2019). "Sleaford Mods – Eton Alive". Uncut. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  17. ^ Sacher, Andrew (27 November 2019). "MOJO's Top 75 Albums of 2019". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  18. ^ Hubbard, Michael (21 December 2019). "musicOMH's Top 50 Albums Of 2019". MusicOMH. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  19. ^ Pearis, Bill (27 November 2019). "Uncut Magazine's Top 75 Albums of 2019". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  20. ^ "Ultratop.be – Sleaford Mods – Eton Alive" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  21. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sleaford Mods – Eton Alive" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  22. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  23. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  24. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
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