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Sleaford Mods Release ‘No Touch’ With Sue Tompkins, Video by Andrea Arnold

The track previews the duo’s album The Demise Of Planet X, due January 16 on Rough Trade.

Overview

  • Life Without Buildings vocalist Sue Tompkins makes a rare musical appearance on the single after concentrating on visual art.
  • The collaboration began with exchanged voice notes and culminated in a two‑day session at Invada Studios in Bristol, where Tompkins recorded while she had a cold.
  • Jason Williamson describes the song as a kitchen‑sink portrait of isolation, loneliness and the exhibitionism tied to drug use.
  • Andrea Arnold directed the video near her childhood home in Dartford, featuring the band, Tompkins and local participants.
  • Rough Trade’s Jeanette Lee suggested Tompkins for the project, a pairing Williamson embraced after hearing her distinctive voice.