Sleaford Mods Share New Single No Touch Featuring Life Without Buildings' Sue Tompkins
Tuesday, 16 December 2025
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Nick Waplington
Sleaford Mods have shared another single from their upcoming album.
Recorded at Invada Studios in Bristol, No Touch features guest vocals from Life Without Buildings' Sue Tompkins alongside Jason Williamson's intense spoken word delivery, over Andrew Fearn's simple beats and a music box-style melody that gives the track a playful feel. Williamson explained:
"Sue sent me some crude voice notes with some ideas she’d done in her kitchen, which I thought were brilliant.
"Sue came down to the studio in Bristol for two days to record with us. She had a cold at the time, but it added to the track. She had all these little quirky one-liners we put at the start and end of the song. I wrote the chorus, but she expanded on that a little bit with some of her own lyrics, so she was an amazing collaborator. The song itself explores the murky exploits of drug use, the kind of exhibitionism that goes along with it."
"When I was asked to record with Sleaford Mods, I just had a sort of immediate, big urge/surge to say yes!" Tompkins shared. "Just listening to what Jason sent me initially, the feeling there was some sort of sadness or longing or intimacy or regret, just very emotive to me. So, I just responded in a way which hopefully emphasises that vulnerability."
Head below to view the track's accompanying video, shot in Dartford near the childhood home of Academy Award-winning director Andrea Arnold, who said:
"I had such a lovely day making the video with the Sleafords and Sue Tompkins. The shoot reminded me of days out to Margate with my family. It was bonkers, chaotic and funny – and we got chips on the way home! I had such a good time working with them all. Although we all do different things, we were all somehow connected. Our work and lives all intermingled. Lovely."
No Touch serves as the fourth preview of 'The Demise Of Planet X’, due out on January 16 via Rough Trade Records. In addition to Tompkins, the record also features contributions from Aldous Harding, and fellow Nottingham artists Liam Bailey and MC Snowy.
Last month, Williamson and Fearn teased the record with the single Bad Santa, which followed the earlier tracks The Good Life, their October collaboration with actress Gwendoline Christie and Midlands band Big Special, and Megaton, which dropped back in September.
Sleaford Mods will support the LP with a previously scheduled UK and European tour early next year, followed by Australia and New Zealand shows in April. They'll also headline Deer Shed festival in Yorkshire in July. Tickets are on sale now.
Sleaford Mods Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri February 06 2026 - GLASGOW Barrowland
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 Limeight
Sat February 21 2026 - CORK Cyprus Avenue
Thu February 26 2026 - OXFORD O2 Academy Oxford
Fri February 27 2026 - NOTTINGHAM Rock City
Sat February 28 2026 - NOTTINGHAM Rock City
Thu March 05 2026 - BRISTOL Beacon
Fri March 06 2026 - BRIGHTON Dome
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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