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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  1. jyo_tirmaya
    Mar 1, 2014
    10
    Anytime I hear an album described as rap, I usually turn the other way. I can't stand gangster rap that blows me away. I even bought the first Death Grips first album thinking it would be different from gangsta rap, but I was disappointed in how much rap there was on their albums. I read a couple of reviews for Young Fathers, and something told me to listen to this album on iTunes and IAnytime I hear an album described as rap, I usually turn the other way. I can't stand gangster rap that blows me away. I even bought the first Death Grips first album thinking it would be different from gangsta rap, but I was disappointed in how much rap there was on their albums. I read a couple of reviews for Young Fathers, and something told me to listen to this album on iTunes and I really liked what I heard. There are elements of rap, yes, but Fathers add so much more to this album: electronica, alternative and even pop - I've probably left something out. There sound IS all over the place but it works, and I have finally found a rap album that I like. The closest I could describe this Young Fathers "Dead" album is to Kanye West's "My Dark Twisted Fantasy." Get it!… Expand
  2. ben_zo77
    Aug 12, 2014
    8
    Dead is a brilliant, yet flawed, Yeezus-like artistic rap record. The enormous production and confident lyrics make this underrated album one of the best of 2014. ~ 8.2/10

    "Get Up" and "Hangman" were both absolutely genius constructions.
  3. Daniel_B
    Jul 7, 2014
    7
    Huge disappointment, but only because their first two mixtapes were so great. Still worth a listen, and it has some great tracks and solid tracks, but nothing as good as Rumbling, Romance, Deadline, Come to Life, or The Queen is Dead.
    The music seems just a little less inspired. Better than most of what you'll find out there, but not up to par for what the group is capable of as musicians.

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#48 Best Album of 2014

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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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