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The critically praised UK group Young Fathers just released new album Cocoa Sugartoday on Ninja Tune. Hear it here: https://youngfathers.lnk.to/cocoasugar.
The trio is set to headline The New York Times Magazine Music Issue Release Party tonight in Austin, during SXSW. This May, they will return to support LCD Soundsystemand the Yeah Yeah Yeahs at Los Angeles' iconic Hollywood Bowl. The group will also headline shows in New York City and Los Angeles, which will go on sale this Friday.
Cocoa Sugar sees Young Fathers-Alloysious Massaquoi, Graham 'G' Hastings and Kayus Bankole-operating with a newfound clarity and direction. Written and recorded throughout 2017 in the band's basement studio and HQ, the album is without doubt their most confident and complete statement to date, and is set to build on the success of the group's previous two albums: 2014's Mercury Prize-winning DEAD and 2015's White Men Are Black Men Too.
RECENT PRESS QUOTES
"They make super adventurous music that is always surprising... this new one is just incredibly arresting" - NPR MUSIC
"Young Fathers has long sought to challenge and outright defy classification... 'In My View,' from the forthcoming album Cocoa Sugar, continues to test perceptions, packed with little provocations..." - PITCHFORK
"This album will resonate for years to come" - POPMATTERS
"Young Fathers' hard-line positions on equality and compassion remain uncompromising... They've doubled down on their humanistic messaging... and the music is better than ever." - PIGEONS & PLANES
"If you're looking for something otherworldly, a little mysterious, but absolutely beautiful, you've found it." - THE FADER
"...Young Fathers have made their most accessible record yet but also their most introspective and necessary. It serves as further proof that they are one of the U.K.'s very best bands." - UNDER THE RADAR
"Arguably their most confident, crystal clear and complete statement to date..." -OKAYPLAYER
"They've primed the release of Cocoa Sugar with two incredible singles that merge gospel and buzzing electronics, both accompanied by visually striking music videos." - PAPER MAGAZINE
"...just go to the top of the back, turn it up, ideally in a slightly darkened room, and get as excited for the album as I am." - NOISEY
YOUNG FATHERS LIVE 2018
03/09 Austin, TX - The New York Time Magazine Showcase
03/20 Birmingham, UK - O2 Institute 2
03/21 London, UK - Roundhouse
03/22 Bristol, UK - Trinity Centre [SOLD OUT]
03/23 Manchester, UK - O2 Ritz
03/24 Glasgow, UK - Barrowland Ballroom [SOLD OUT]
03/28 Dublin, Ireland - Academy
04/06 Brussels, Belgium - AB Box
04/07 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso Noord
04/09 Berlin, Germany - Columbia Theatre
04/10 Prague, Czech Republic - MeetFactory o.p.s [SOLD OUT]
04/11 Zurich, Switzerland - Rote Fabrik
04/12 Paris, France - La Badaboum
05/01 New York, NY - Elsewhere (Zone One)
05/02 Los Angeles, CA - Moroccan Lounge
05/04 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl*
05/05 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl*
05/25 London, UK - All Points East
05/26 Belfast, UK - BBC Biggest Weekend Festival
06/15 Mannheim, Germany - Maikmarkt-Gelande
06/15 St Austell, UK - The Eden Project [SOLD OUT] +
06/16 St Austell, UK - The Eden Project [SOLD OUT] +
07/12 Madrid, Spain - Mad Cool Festival 2018
07/14 Bilbao, Spain - BBK Live 2018
07/25 Kiev, Ukraine - Arch Of Diversity
07/27 Moscow, Russia - Park Live Festival 2018
08/30 Thornhill, Scotland - Electric Fields, Drumlanrig Castle
+ with Massive Attack
*with LCD Soundsystem & Yeah Yeah Yeahs
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