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9.0
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musicOMH
It’s not an easy listen and will send hipsters scurrying for their bobble hats and fake specs, but this is the sound of a band pushing themselves, challenging their audience and making something to be proud of
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9.0
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9.0 |
Clash
Young Fathers possess that which makes the best British acts truly special: a singular identity born of multinational mixology
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9.0
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The Music
The experience of listening to this record is beautiful, but blurry – like watching the sun rise after staying up all night. An experience not to be missed
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8.0
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8.0 |
Crack
With depth, character, soul and finesse that few contemporary hip-hop acts can lay claim to, this is an album to take as a serious statement of intent. Weird, wild and wonderful stuff
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8.0
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8.0 |
The List
A record which redefines the boundaries of UK hip hop and Scotland’s artistic landscape in one fell swoop
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8.0
62153
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Remarkably compelling – Dead is an album built on a relentless barrage of sounds, ideas, and experiments. Whatever you think of the album itself, it’s certainly never boring
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8.0
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8.0 |
Mojo
Visceral, propulsive and bursting with life. Print edition only
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8.0
62183
8.0 |
DIY
'Dead' spends no time meandering. The rhythms are primitive and murk-encrusted, but the lyricism is astute and pungent. Alarmingly immediate, 'Dead' revels in its own foreboding muck
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8.0
62207
8.0 |
Uncut
A densely layered mash-up of shudders and drones, narcotically twisted beats, gospel infused vocals and surreal wordplay. Print edition only
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8.0
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The Guardian
Young Fathers have quietly constructed a strange and intoxicating musical universe that feels entirely their own, while no one else was paying attention
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8.0
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The Irish Times
Raw, emotional and compelling, Young Fathers fire up drama with every track
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8.0
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The Skinny
No two songs sound the same; this is an album full of playful inventiveness
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8.0
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The Observer
The balance between pop and experimentalism is very fine but Young Fathers strike it with exuberant ease
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8.0
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The 405
Young Fathers might have had extremely ropey beginnings as a "psychedelic hip-hop boyband" but slowly, meticulously they've become a real force to be reckoned with
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8.0
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PopMatters
Young Fathers are one of the most versatile acts in hip-hop today, they’re excellent rappers, producers, and singers. This is just their proper debut. Expect excellent insanity in the future
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8.0
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Entertainment.ie
Young Father's have crafted a brutally honest reflection of their mundane British lives that expertly unearths exciting new territory in underground hip-hop, and you can be sure that they aren't finished yet if the passion, energy and creativity prevalent on Dead is anything to go by
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7.0
62156
7.0 |
NME
An album that's unique, but maddeningly all over the place
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