-ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER- When the Mercury Prize rolled around in 2014, few had anticipated Young Fathers to walk away with the £25k. However, their artful coalition of hip-hop, art-pop and whatever else they fancy have garnered them a sizeable following, enough to suitably pack the beautiful Manchester Albert Hall. The group’s live keyboardist Callum Easter […]
-THE RITZ, MANCHESTER- I know quite a few different people heading to the Young Fathers gig, and so catch up with a beer beforehand. One of the girls in our group is actually friends with the guys, and she sums up the band pretty well. She says that they started off really R&B, and then […]
Following Monday’s news that The Coral are set to headline the festival on Sunday night, Sound City is proud to announce the first wave of 2016 artists including Circa Waves, Sleaford Mods, The Dandy Warhols, Young Fathers and Band of Skulls. Joining Saturday’s bill are Liverpool indie-rockers Circa Waves who actually formed after meeting at […]
Young Fathers have shared a new track from their forthcoming second album, White Men Are Black Men Too. The Edinburgh based hip hop trio will release the album on April 6, the follow up to last year’s Mercury Prize winning debut, Dead. The track Rain or Shine is available to listen to now. Addressing the […]
Grace Jones and Belle & Sebastian are the first acts to be revealed as headliners for this year’s Festival No.6. Young Fathers, Kate Tempest, Rae Morris, Shura, Stornoway, The Bohicas and Fryars have also been confirmed to play the festival, in Portmeirion, North Wales. The final headliner for the festival, held from September 3 to 6, will […]
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