Divide and Exit
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{{Infobox album
| name = Divide and Exit
| type = Album
| artist = Sleaford Mods
| cover = Sleaford_Mods_"Divide_and_Exit"_album_cover_(2014).jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = 19 May 2014
| recorded = 2013–2014
| venue =
| studio = {{hlist|Arro Nottz|Rubber Biscuit Studios}}
| genre =
| length = 40:09
| label = Harbinger Sound
| producer =
| prev_title = Retweeted – 2006–2012
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = Fizzy
| next_year = 2014
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Sleaford Mods studio album
| prev_title = Austerity Dogs
| prev_year = 2013
| title = Divide and Exit
| year = 2014
| next_title = Key Markets
| next_year = 2015
}}
}}
Divide and Exit is the seventh studio album by British post-punk duo Sleaford Mods. It was released on 19 May 2014 through Harbinger Sound.
Reception
{{Album ratings
| MC = 81/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/divide-and-exit/sleaford-mods|title=Reviews for Divide and Exit by Sleaford Mods|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=14 January 2015}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|5|5}}{{cite web|last1=Phares|first1=Heather|title=Divide and Exit – Sleaford Mods|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/divide-and-exit-mw0002642585|website=AllMusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=16 November 2019}}
| rev2 = The Guardian
| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last1=Hann|first1=Michael|title=Sleaford Mods: Divide and Exit review – electro-punk with bracing humour|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/may/15/sleaford-mods-divide-and-exit-review|website=The Guardian|publisher=Guardian News & Media|accessdate=14 January 2015|date=15 May 2014}}
| rev3 = The Irish Times
| rev3Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last1=Carroll|first1=Jim|author-link=Jim Carroll (journalist)|title=Sleaford Mods: Divide & Exit|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/sleaford-mods-divide-exit-1.1795407|website=The Irish Times|accessdate=2 November 2018|date=16 May 2014}}
| rev4 = Mojo
| rev4Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite journal|last1=Male|first1=Andrew|title=Sleaford Mods – Divide And Exit|url=http://www.mojo4music.com/15718/sleaford-mods-divide-exit/|work=Mojo|accessdate=23 January 2016|date=17 July 2014}}
| rev5 = NME
| rev5Score = 8/10{{cite web|last1=Pattison|first1=Louis|title=Sleaford Mods – 'Divide And Exit'|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/various-artists/15253|website=NME|publisher=IPC Media|accessdate=14 January 2015|date=25 April 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140501155909/http://www.nme.com/reviews/various-artists/15253|archivedate=1 May 2014}}
| rev6 = The Observer
| rev6Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last1=Mongredien|first1=Phil|title=Sleaford Mods: Divide and Exit review – Sleaford Mods excel in creative obscenity|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/apr/27/sleaford-mods-divide-and-exit-review-creative-obscenity|website=The Observer|publisher=Guardian News & Media|accessdate=14 January 2015|date=27 April 2014}}
| rev7 = Pitchfork
| rev7Score = 7.8/10{{cite web|last1=Neyland|first1=Nick|title=Sleaford Mods: Divide and Exit|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19328-sleaford-mods-divide-and-exit/|website=Pitchfork|accessdate=14 January 2015|date=8 May 2014}}
| rev8 = Q
| rev8Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite journal|title=Sleaford Mods: Divide and Exit|journal=Q|issue=335|date=June 2014|page=120}}
| rev9 = Record Collector
| rev9Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite journal|last1=Smith|first1=Phil|title=Sleaford Mods – Divide And Exit|url=http://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/divide-and-exit|website=Record Collector|publisher=Diamond Publishing|issue=427|accessdate=14 January 2015|date=May 2014}}
| rev10 = Uncut
| rev10Score = 7/10{{cite journal|title=Sleaford Mods: Divide and Exit|journal=Uncut|issue=205|date=June 2014|page=83}}
}}
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Divide and Exit received an average score of 81 based on eleven reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". The album received positive reviews from Pitchfork and The Guardian, who named it one of the 10 best albums of 2014.{{cite web|last1=Hann|first1=Michael|title=Best albums of 2014: No 10 - Divide and Exit by Sleaford Mods|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/dec/01/-sp-best-albums-of-2014-no-10-divide-and-exit-by-sleaford-mods|website=The Guardian|publisher=Guardian News & Media|accessdate=14 January 2015|date=1 December 2014}}
Track listing
{{tracklist
| all_writing = Andrew Fearn and Jason Williamson{{Cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/performer/SLEAFORD%20MODS|title=Sleaford Mods – ASCAP database|website=ASCAP|access-date=19 May 2025}}
|title1=Air Conditioning
|length1=2:26
|title2=Tied Up in Nottz
|length2=2:40
|title3=A Little Ditty
|length3=2:32
|title4=You're Brave
|length4=2:45
|title5=Strike Force
|length5=2:49
|title6=The Corgi
|length6=2:35
|title7=From Rags to Richards
|length7=3:26
|title8=Liveable Shit
|length8=3:19
|title9=Under the Plastic and N.C.T.
|length9=3:17
|title10=Tiswas
|length10=3:12
|title11=Keep Out of It
|length11=2:59
|title12=Smithy
|length12=2:21
|title13=Middle Men
|length13=2:31
|title14=Tweet Tweet Tweet
|length14=3:02
}}
Personnel
;Sleaford Mods
- Jason Williamson
- Andrew Fearn
;Additional musicians
- Nail Tolliday – bass (1)
- Matt Allesbrook – bass (6, 10)
- Tim Williams – bass (7)
;Technical
- Simon Parfrement – photography
References
{{reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|695879|Divide and Exit}}
{{Sleaford Mods}}
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