Young Fathers

A truly enigmatic band with a fabulously hard to define sound. Their recorded music can be dark, dense and the lyrics ambiguous, but when you watch them live, that kinetic energy is unmistakable, apparent and highly addictive. Alloysious Massaquoi, Kayus Bankole and G. Hastings met as kids and set their bodies against the tide. Under disparate influences they began to create the unique sound of their early mixtapes, the Mercury Prize winning album „Dead” (2014), „White Men Are Black Men Too” (2015), and „Cocoa Sugar” (2018). Their latest album „Heavy Heavy” (2023) nails together a collage of influences, ideas, ages and scenes, all bound together with unrestrained energy, passion and soul. Young Fathers at Alter Stage, July 1.