Eton Alive

Eton Alive
Studio album by Sleaford Mods
Released	22 February 2019 (2019-02-22)
Recorded	2018[citation needed]
Studio	JT Soars, Nottingham
Length	38:44
Label	Extreme Eating
Sleaford Mods chronology
Sleaford Mods (2018) Eton Alive (2019) All That Glue (2020)
Singles from Eton Alive
"Kebab Spider" Released: 7 January 2019[1] "O.B.C.T." Released: 15 February 2019[2] "Discourse" Released: 10 May 2019[3]

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.9/10[5]
Metacritic	84/100[6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
The Guardian	[8]
The Independent	[9]
Mojo	[10]
NME	[11]
The Observer	[12]
Q	[13]
Record Collector	[14]
The Times	[15]
Uncut	8/10[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

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
Mojo	Top 75 Albums of 2019	65	[17]
MusicOMH	Top 50 Albums of 2019	50	[18]
Uncut	Top 75 Albums of 2019	45	[19]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Jason Williamson; all music is composed by Andrew Fearn.

No.	Title	Length
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

Personnel

Sleaford Mods

• Jason Williamson
• Andrew Fearn

Technical

• Matt Colton – mastering
• Roger Sargent – photography
• Adam Stacey – graphics

Charts

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

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. "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 on 1/3/2019 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
23. "Official Albums Chart on 1/3/2019 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
24. "Official Independent Albums Chart on 1/3/2019 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 June 2019.

External links

• Eton Alive at Discogs (list of releases)