Across their fourth album Heavy Heavy, Scottish trio Young Fathers offer a sweeping self-portrait of the human race in all its contradictory wonder. Over the course of ten gloriously anthemic tracks, Alloysious Massaquoi, Kayus Bankole, and Graham “G” Hastings captivate via their characteristically mosaic soundscapes and spiritually humanist lyricism. Rendering the album’s blazing energy and […]

If you’ve yet to really dive into the bottomless depths of rap trio Young Fathers’ swelling discography, the group’s latest music video accompaniment to their song “Holy Ghost” is the mind-boggling, curiosity-budding piece you’ve been waiting for. Directed by renowned creator Oscar Hudson (Radiohead’s “Lift,” Bonobo’s “No Reason”), the video was filmed in one continuous […]

On the second of two nights at the Hollywood Bowl with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Young Fathers, LCD Soundsystem brought the dance-friendly sounds of American Dream to the LA masses. Of course, the hits had their moment too. But before LCD took the stage, Yeah Yeah Yeahs gave the group a tough show to […]

Scottish trio Young Fathers first caught our attention with their exhilarating performance last year at The Echo. The band that doesn’t quite identify with any one genre, and are a powerful mix of sounds and lyricism that range from hip hop, pop, punk and much more. It’s their unique flavor of sounds and enthralling stage […]

It’s nights like last night that really get me excited about music and the future of music. The hip hop trio, Young Fathers, played to a sold out crowd at The Echo this last Friday night. I’m used to seeing shows with an MC or two pace the stage as they did their thing but […]