Sleaford Mods Announce New Album 'The Demise Of Planet X', Share Opening Track The Good Life
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
Written by Jon Stickler
Sleaford Mods have shared details of their new album.
The follow-up to 2023's 'UK Grim' is titled 'The Demise Of Planet X’ and will arrive on January 16 via Rough Trade Records. Billed as the duo's most expansive and ambitious project to date, it features guest appearances from former Life Without Buildings frontwoman Sue Tompkins, Aldous Harding, and fellow Nottingham artists Liam Bailey and MC Snowy. Sleaford Mods' Jason Williamson said:
"'The Demise Of Planet X' represents a life lived under immense uncertainty, shaped by mass trauma. 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.
"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."
Alongside the news, Williamson and Andrew Fearn have shared the record's opening track, The Good Life, which serves up their signature minimalist electronics with pared back beats, looping bass lines and Williamson's rapid-fire, intense spoken word delivery. Actress Gwendoline Christie, known for her roles in Wednesday, Severance and Game Of Thrones, also contributes to the song alongside Midlands band Big Special.
Head below to view the track's accompanying video, again featuring Christie and Big Special, and directed by Ben Wheatley, who previously helmed Sleaford Mods' Mork n Mindy promo.
"The Good Life talks about slagging bands off and the joy and misery that causes me," explained Williamson. "I’m asking myself why am I slagging bands off. Why is it a continuing thing with me? My inner voices are brought to life by Gwendoline and Big Special, debating that internal tension between me enjoying a good life or submitting to the mayhem."
Wheatley commented: "It’s brilliant to be working with Andrew and Jason again on a Mods promo, this time teaming up with the amazing Gwendoline Christie and Big Special. I’m a long-time fan so it’s always exciting to get the call to come out to play."
The album will also include Sleaford Mods' earlier single Megaton, which arrived in September, just a few days ahead of the announcement of a UK and Ireland tour for early next year. They'll also play shows in Australia and New Zealand in April. Tickets are on sale now.
‘The Demise Of Planet X’ 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
Sleaford Mods Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri February 06 2026 - GLASGOW Barrowland Ballroom
Sat February 07 2026 - MANCHESTER Manchester Academy
Thu February 12 2026 - LEEDS O2 Academy Leeds
Fri February 13 2026 - LIVERPOOL O2 Academy Liverpool
Sat February 14 2026 - CARDIFF Great Hall, Cardiff Students' Union
Thu February 19 2026 - DUBLIN 3Olympia Theatre
Fri February 20 2026 - BELFAST Limelight
Sat February 21 2026 - CORK Cyprus Avenue
Thu February 26 2026 - OXFORD O2 Academy Oxford
Fri February 27 2026 - NOTTINGHAM Rock City Nottingham
Sat February 28 2026 - NOTTINGHAM Rock City
Thu March 05 2026 - BRISTOL Bristol Beacon - Complex
Fri March 06 2026 - BRIGHTON Brighton Dome - Complex
Sat March 07 2026 - LONDON O2 Academy Brixton
Sat April 11 2026 - PERTH Fremantle Arts Centre
Tue April 14 2026 - MELBOURNE Forum Melbourne
Fri April 17 2026 - SYDNEY Enmore Theatre
Sun April 19 2026 - ADELAIDE Hindley Street Music Hall
Tue April 21 2026 - BRISBANE Tivoli
Thu April 23 2026 - WELLINGTON Meow Nui
Sat April 25 2026 - AUCKLAND Powerstation
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