Aldous Harding, Sue Tompkins, and Big Special feature on Sleaford Mods' forthcoming album, The Demise Of Planet X

The album features a rare guest appearance from former Life Without Buildings frontwoman Sue Tompkins, plus collaborations with Aldous Harding, soul singer Liam Bailey and grime MC Snowy.

In her first foray into music, actress Gwendoline Christie (Wednesday / Severance / Game Of Thrones) joins Midlands band Big Special on Sleaford Mods new single, "The Good Life", which is accompanied by a video directed by Ben Wheatley (The Kill List / A Field In England / Bulk).

‘“The Demise Of Planet X’ represents a life lived under immense uncertainty, shaped by mass trauma,” declares frontman Jason Williamson. “When we wrote the last album, it was about stagnation, a country that felt like a lifeless corpse. Three years later, that corpse has been split open by war, genocide, and the lingering psychological fallout of Covid whilst social media has mutated into a grotesque, twisted form of digital engineering. It feels like we’re living among the ruins. A multi-layered abomination etched into our collective psyche.”

He adds: “I don't want to pat myself on the back while the rest of the world falls to shit, but we’re really happy with ‘The Demise Of Planet X’. The music and ideas are really fresh and it's in your face, but it pays to put your glasses on to look at the ingredients.”

The band will embark on a tour of UK and Ireland which takes place in February and March next year, in celebration of the album's release.

Tracklist:

1. The Good Life feat. Gwendoline Christie + Big Special
2. Double Diamond
3. Elitest G.O.A.T. feat. Aldous Harding
4. Megaton
5. No Touch feat. Sue Tompkins
6. Bad Santa
7. The Demise Of Planet X
8. Don Draper
9. Gina Was
10. Shoving the Images
11. Flood the Zone feat. Liam Bailey
12. Kill List feat. Snowy
13. The Unwrap