Sleaford Mods have released a new song, ‘Megaton’.
Taking aim at cultural mediocrity, the release marks the UK duo’s first new material since 2023 album UK GRIM. All profits from sales of the release will go to War Child, as part of Sleaford Mods’ ongoing partnership with the charity.
In a statement about the new song, the duo’s Jason Williamson said: ““Megaton, No War No Death! We should be aligned with one another but instead we are crippled by social media and the resulting separatism: Genocide… swipe… gym bods… swipe… food pics… swipe… starvation. Killing upon killing, so much terrible, horrifying information followed by a cat meme followed by faces filtered beyond recognition.
“Such is the weight of trauma, guilt and powerlessness in privileged societies that we squirm like an overloaded petri dish full of algae fed by the algorithm. Everything is wrong and everything as a reaction is argued to be right, and in this we give birth to behaviours that smother solidarity and cause mass waves of haemorrhaging alienation while the world quietly collapses offscreen.”
In addition to a digital release ‘Megaton’ will be made available as part of a seven-inch single featuring the track ‘Give ‘Em What They Want’ as its B-side.
Watch the video for ‘Megaton’ below.
‘Megaton’ is out now on Rough Trade.
