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Festivals

Massive Attack announced as All Points East 2020 headliners

They join Tame Impala and Kraftwerk in topping the bill at the London festival

Sam Moore - 28th January 2020

Music News

Young Fathers look back on the success of ‘Cocoa Sugar’: “This really opened us up”

Young Fathers have looked back on the success of their acclaimed album 'Cocoa Sugar', as well as revealing that they plan to take some...

Andrew Trendell - 23rd May 2019

Music News

Here are the nominations for the Ivor Novellos 2019

Arctic Monkeys, Jorja Smith, IDLES, The 1975, Ben Howard, George Ezra, Young Fathers and Let's Eat Grandma are all among the names leading this year's...

Andrew Trendell - 24th April 2019

Music News

Scottish Album of the Year 2018 nominees announced

The 20 nominees for the 2018 Scottish Album of the Year prize have been announced, with the longlist recognising the likes of Franz Ferdinand, Young...

Sam Moore - 2nd August 2018

Blogs

Mystic Mug’s Mercury Prize 2018 predictions

It’s that time of year again. The Mercury Prize is fast approaching, and with it comes the hotly-contested shortlist. Due to be announced at...

Tom Connick - 25th July 2018

Festival photos

Mad Cool 2018: seven brilliant acts you need to see at the Madrid festival

There's not long now until the third edition of Madrid's Mad Cool Festival gets underway. Despite still being in its infancy compared to most of...

Rhian Daly - 4th July 2018

Music News

Young Fathers reinvited to German festival after being dropped for supporting pro-Palestinian group

The German music festival Ruhrtriennale has reinvited Young Fathers to perform at their 2018 event after they initially dropped the trio for their support of the...

Sam Moore - 27th June 2018

Festivals

Young Fathers dropped from German festival line-up for supporting Israel boycott

Young Fathers have been dropped from the line-up of a German festival because of their support of the cultural boycott on Israel. The Boycott,...

Rhian Daly - 13th June 2018

Album Reviews

Young Fathers – ‘Cocoa Sugar’ Album Review

Edinburgh trio Young Fathers have always existed left-of-centre but only a couple of steps shy of the mainstream. A 2014 Mercury Prize win for...

Jamie Milton - 17th March 2018

Music News

Young Fathers announce new album ‘Cocoa Sugar’ and share new single ‘In My View’

Young Fathers have announced their third album 'Cocoa Sugar' and shared a video for new single 'In My View'. The record follows 2014's Mercury...

Rhian Daly - 17th January 2018

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