Band · United Kingdom

Young Fathers

Scottish lo‐fi hip hop group

Formed in 2008

Listen

Follow

Upcoming shows

No upcoming dates yet.

Tour dates elsewhere: Songkick

About

Young Fathers are a Scottish progressive hip-hop group formed in Edinburgh in 2008. Their second EP, Tape Two (2013), won the Scottish Album of the Year Award. In 2014, they won the Mercury Prize for their debut album Dead. A second album, White Men Are Black Men Too, followed in 2015. Their third album, Cocoa Sugar (2018), peaked at number 28 on the UK Albums Chart and earned the band their second Scottish Album of the Year Award. Their fourth album, Heavy Heavy, was released in 2023 and earned the band their third Scottish Album of the Year Award. The band composed the soundtrack for the 2025 horror film 28 Years Later.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Also in Français

Young Fathers est un groupe de hip-hop, électro et pop basé à Édimbourg. Il est créé en 2008 par d'Alloysious Massaquoi, Kayus Bankole et Graham Hastings, d'origines diverses, qui composent toujours la formation actuelle. Leur nom vient du fait qu'ils portent tous le prénom de leurs pères.

En 2014, ils gagnent le Mercury Music Prize pour leur premier album, Dead (en). En 2015, sort leur deuxième album studio, White Men Are Black Men Too (en).

En 2016, ils font la première partie de la tournée européenne de Massive Attack. Les Young Fathers sortent leur troisième album, Cocoa Sugar (en), en 2018, puis leur quatrième, Heavy Heavy (en), en 2023, tous deux chez Ninja Tune.

Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0