Sleaford Mods Recruit Dry Cleaning’s Florence Shaw for Meta Single “Force 10 From Navarone”

The duo’s new album UK GRIM is out March 10 via Rough Trade.

Sleaford Mods Recruit Dry Cleaning’s Florence Shaw for Meta Single “Force 10 From Navarone”

The duo’s new album UK GRIM is out March 10 via Rough Trade.

Words: Margaret Farrell

Photo: Eddie Whelan

February 08, 2023

Sleaford Mods recently announced that their new album UK GRIM is coming out March 10. Today, they've shared a new single from it called "Force 10 From Navarone" which features Dry Cleaning's Florence Shaw. It comes with a video directed by Eddie Whelan wherein Sleaford Mods and Shaw watch holograms of themselves performing on stage.

“The track is a conversation with myself coming to terms with happiness and whether it is in fact a darker space than my negativity and depression," Jason Williamson said about the lyrics accompanying Andrew Fearn's menacing beat. "Coupled with that it explores the myth of activism and inaction of the majority in the UK in the presence of a corrupt government.”

He continued on about working with Shaw: "We’re big fans of Dry Cleaning and knew Flo would be perfect for the track. She’s the real deal and conjures the inspiration I get from the likes of Wu-Tang in the way she uses one word to convey a whole story.”

Watch the video below.