Album reviews: Sleaford Mods at their sarcastic best, and Barry Gibb rolls out the classics 

Sleaford Mods get topical in lockdown with Spare Ribs, while Barry Gibbs' songbook  gives a taste of a stunning repertoire 
Album reviews: Sleaford Mods at their sarcastic best, and Barry Gibb rolls out the classics 

Barry Gibb and Sleaford Mods have new albums.

Sleaford Mods - Spare Ribs - **** 

There’s no rest for the wickedly sarcastic. And so, a mere two years on from their last studio album, Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn return with another dispatch from the frontline of forgotten Britain. And as made clear by song titles that namecheck Boris Johnson’s former advisor Dominic Cummings (Shortcomings) and references to “the daily ordeals of dealing with lockdown”, this is a record ripped from the headlines.

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