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- Summary: This is the second full-length studio release for the Edinburgh-based hip-hop trio of Alloysious Massaquoi, Kayus Bankole, and Graham Hastings.
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- Record Label: Anticon
- Genre(s): Rap
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Get Up | |
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Come here and do the right thing Get up and have a party Get up, get up Come here and do the right thing Get up and have a party Get up, get up Got... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 13
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Mixed: 0 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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Jan 29, 2014Young Fathers possess that which makes the best British acts truly special: a singular identity born of multinational mixology.
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Jan 29, 2014It’s not an easy listen and will send hipsters scurrying for their bobble hats and fake specs, but this is the sound of a band pushing themselves, challenging their audience and making something to be proud of.
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Feb 3, 2014The balance between pop and experimentalism is very fine but Young Fathers strike it with exuberant ease.
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Jan 30, 2014Young Fathers have quietly constructed a strange and intoxicating musical universe that feels entirely their own, while no one else was paying attention.
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UncutFeb 3, 2014This arrestingly adventurous debut is a densely layered mash-up of shudders and drones, narcotically twisted beats, gospel-infused vocals and surreal wordplay. [Mar 2014, p.85]
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Feb 13, 2014If 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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Feb 3, 2014Somehow they’ve retained their pop nous, making for an album that’s unique, but maddeningly all over the place.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 5
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Mixed: 2 out of 5
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Negative: 0 out of 5
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