Young Fathers
Founded: 2008
Location: Scotland
Young Fathers are a Scottish progressive hip hop group formed in Edinburgh in 2008. Their second EP, Tape Two (2013), won the Scottish Album of the Year Award. In 2014, they won the Mercury Prize for their debut album Dead. A second album, White Men Are Black Men Too, followed in 2015. Their third album, Cocoa Sugar (2018), peaked at number 28 on the UK Albums Chart and earned the band their second Scottish Album of the Year Award. Their fourth album, Heavy Heavy, was released in 2023.
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Album Review: Young Fathers - Cocoa Sugar
"Young Fathers have patiently developed a sound and songcraft that is entirely and unmistakably their own."
Live Review: Young Fathers, Ecca Vandal, Black Vanilla
"In the end, the result is a bit like three kids in a trench coat trying to pass themselves off as an adult."
Young Fathers Announce East Coast Sideshows
They're here to play three festivals
"We’re Not A Hip Hop Group"
And you really shouldn't call them "alt-hip hop" either.
Album Review: Young Fathers -- White Men Are Black Men Too
"It’s far from intellectually rewarding, but it’s incredibly idiosyncratic and gets under your skin."
Young Fathers Win Mercury Prize
The hip hop trio take out the coveted award
Young Fathers Mix Things Up Under Sydney Harbour Bridge
Young Outsiders
Experimental hip hoppers Young Fathers teach us how to not be boring.
Album Review: Young Fathers - Dead
"An experience not to be missed."
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