new album their best fr

“sounds like they know exactly what they want the band to be to me. very consistent and confident album, they had a sound in mind and they went for it”

I don’t mean singularly within the confines of the album itself, I mean within the context of their career. It’s such a departure from what ~to me~ made Young Fathers the group that they are. I guess you took grievance with my choice of the word “classic” in regards to Geronimo for some reason, but what I meant is that that track is perfectly indicative of the signature sound that they came on to the scene with that appealed so much to me in the first place. I think that was pretty clear. New album still has the “hipster dad” lens but the energy, genre, and emotions they filter through said lens are entirely detached from what I liked about them on their first two albums. And without that component, the “hipster dad” aspect is a lot harder to favourably overlook.

“new album their best fr”

I expected this take from Rowan because the new album definitely seems like his kind of thing and that’s cool, but from someone who I have a lot more common ground with taste-wise I’m legitimately horrified that you think that

i mean i never thought the hip-hop elements of their early sound were their strongest aspect even if I did really enjoy their work anyway, so them leaning into their indie-soul side with all the gospelish vocals and such just works for me

i think also something about them is so unequivocally british and nostalgic to that culture and life experience which i feel very 'seen' by, and the clashing of fragility and euphoria that has become an essential theme of their last few releases is something i adore in any piece of music

their recent stuff scratches a lot of the same itch i had for tv on the radio, just less guitar-driven

“ think also something about them is so unequivocally british and nostalgic to that culture and life experience which i feel very 'seen' by”

This actually makes 100% sense and I totally get your perspective now

I even feel that off-hand just through my growing up with a lot of British music and admiring a lot of the culture, I don’t have the direct experience but I completely see what you’re saying and understand the sentiment

Album Rating: 3.2

i guess i getchu pots. i do miss the hip-hop sometimes but i find their commitment to changing their sound each time pretty admirable. thank god they do cos otherwise they'd still sound like this lmfao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0PmLdLs4L8



i don't know if the new album's their best but i am really into it, reminds me of the Avalanches a bit

Well I think we’ll all agree that the album art is fucking awesome

Album Rating: 3.2

its so good and had me expecting a way darker album than it is lmao

Honestly all of their covers are so good, obviously white men are black men too isnt the same but the other three are so good

great artwork