Scottish/Liberian/Nigerian trio Young Fathers‘ are sharing the full stream of White Men Are Black Men Too, the follow-up to their Mercury Prize-winning album Dead. The 12-song full-length, which was written and recorded on the road throughout their 2014 tour and finished at their Edinburgh studio, furthers bandmembers ‘G’ Hastings, Alloysious Massaquoi and Kayus Bankole‘s strain of apocalyptic pop, a mix of alluring melodies, heavy beats, rhymes, and experimental textures.
Speaking about the album's provocative title, Massaquoi wrote in a previous press statement, “We came at it from a different angle, a positive angle. it’s got issues of race and so what? Why should alarm bells start ringing, even though in general conversations race, politics, sex and religion are always the subject matter? Why should it be discussed behind closed doors and never confronted head on? How do we help tackle one of the biggest hinderances in people’s lives and the world… by not putting the question forward and not letting people debate positively or negatively about the statement?”
We've heard the album singles "Rain Or Shine" and "Shame," now stream Young Fathers' entire LP below via Noisey and pre-order White Men Are Black Men Too, due April 7 on Big Dada. The group members (who are all named after their fathers, hence the band name) have also shared a picture of their own fathers, which you can see below. Catch Young Fathers on their expansive North American and UK tour dates listed underneath.
The fathers of Young Fathers. Photo by the band.
Young Fathers North American & UK Tour Dates
Apr 09 Boston, MA - Great Scott
Apr 10 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg
Apr 11 Philadelphia, PA - Boot & Saddle
Apr 12 Washington, DC - Rock N Roll Hotel
Apr 14 Raleigh, NC - Kings
Apr 15 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade (Hell Stage)
Apr 16 New Orleans, LA - Republic
Apr 17 Houston, TX - Fitzgeralds
Apr 18 Dallas, TX - Trees
Apr 19 Austin, TX - Parish
Apr 21 Phoenix, AZ – Pub Rock
Apr 22 San Diego, CA - Casbah
Apr 24 Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
Apr 25 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
Apr 29 Portland, OR - Holocene
Apr 30 Vancouver, BC - Fortune Sound Club
May 01 Victoria, BC - Distrikt
May 02 Seattle, WA - Neumos
May 05 Boise, ID - Neurolux
May 06 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
May 07 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
May 08 Lincoln, NE - Vega
May 09 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry
May 10 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
May 13 St. Louis, MO - Firebird
May 14 Nashville, TN - Exit In
May 16 Gulf Shores, AL - Hangout Fest
May 20 Glasgow, UK - Art School
May 21 Newcastle, UK - Riverside
May 22 Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
May 23 Knockengorroch, UK - World Ceilidh Festival
May 25 Manchester, UK - Gorilla
May 26 Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms
May 27 Cardiff, UK - Clwb Ifor Bach
May 28 London, UK - Koko
May 29 Brighton, UK - The Haunt
May 30 Southampton, UK - Engine Rooms
Jun 01 Gloucester, UK - Guildhall
Jun 02 Oxford, UK - O2 Academy 2
Jun 03 Birmingham, UK - Hare & Hounds
Jun 04 Stoke-On-Trent, UK - The Sugarmill
Jun 05 Norwich, UK - Norwich Arts Centre
Jun 06 Sheffield, UK - O2 Academy 2
Jun 07 Liverpool, UK - Kazimier
Jun 09 Edinburgh, UK - Central Hall
