Dead
by Young Fathers
  • Record Label: Anticon
  • Release Date: Feb 4, 2014
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 38 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 38
  3. Negative: 2 out of 38
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Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. PopMatters
    Feb 13, 2014
    80
    If Dead proves anything it’s that Young Fathers are one of the most versatile acts in hip-hop today, they’re excellent rappers, producers, and singers. This is just their proper debut. Expect excellent insanity in the future.
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  2. Drowned In Sound
    Feb 12, 2014
    70
    The mish-mash of styles on Dead makes for a globalised texture, an eclecticism that appears to know no bounds. For some, it may all be a little too much to handle. But if you’re looking for a thoroughly twenty-first-century record that’ll challenge your preconceptions and bombard the senses, then Dead is something that’s definitely worth your while.
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  3. Mojo
    Feb 11, 2014
    80
    Dead is visceral, propulsive and bursting with life. [Mar 2014, p.88]
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