DEAD - Young Fathers (2014)
February through the years: on the Feb 2014 playlist, along with The Sam Roberts Band, Bike For Three!, and a classic from Elbow
And just like that, I have Young Fathers’ full discography written up.
This one won the Mercury prize for best UK album. Winning the Mercury certifies you as hip in the moment, but isn’t necessarily a marker of future success. Then again, it seems to map pretty solidly to my personal preferences.
YF stormed out to a great start, with hard beats and fearless lyrics. They’d develop a lot more songcraft as they went, but this first one makes up for lack of polish with pure energy.
Tracks I Liked
Low - rumbles at you like a freight train
Just Another Bullet - tuneful and tight; a preview of their future work
Get Up - synth-pop attack
