Young Fathers Announce Third Album With The Overwhelmingly Powerful "Lord"

Young Fathers Announce Third Album With The Overwhelmingly Powerful "Lord"


November 22, 2017

This time of year can be a rough one if you're not in the right headspace. Feelings of loneliness and isolation are amplified by the growing darkness and plunging temperatures. However, you're not alone in your winter blues.

Having just completed work on their as-yet-untitled third album (due 2018 via Ninja Tune), Edinburgh trio Young Fathers are back with the video for the album's first single "Lord". At times uplifting, at others almost caustic in its use of noisy distortion, "Lord" can be a little overwhelming. According to the band, though, that's kind of the point.

Speaking about the "Lord" video, Young Fathers' Alloysious Massaquoi states: "For me, the video stemmed from... Like how do you describe an emotion, clearly and precisely when you're completely immersed in it all? An act of internal withdrawal from the outside world, when all you need from the outside world is for someone, anyone, to show they care."

Catch Young Fathers on tour at any of the dates below:

20/03/18 - O2 Institute 2, Birmingham
21/03/18 - Roundhouse, London
22/03/18 - Trinity Centre, Bristol
23/03/18 - O2 Ritz, Manchester
24/03/18 - Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
28/03/18 - Academy, Dublin
06/04/18 - AB Box, Brussels, Belgium



Words: James Keith


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