White Men Are Black Men Too
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| White Men Are Black Men Too | ||||
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| Released | 6 April 2015 | |||
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| Length | 38:53 | |||
| Label | Big Dada | |||
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White Men Are Black Men Too is the second studio album by Scottish indie group Young Fathers. It was released on Big Dada on 6 April 2015.[2] It peaked at number 41 on the UK Albums Chart.[5]
Critical reception[edit]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 8.1/10[6] |
| Metacritic | 83/100[7] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| Cuepoint (Expert Witness) | A−[9] |
| The Guardian | [10] |
| The Independent | [3] |
| Mojo | [11] |
| NME | 7/10[2] |
| Pitchfork | 6.8/10[12] |
| Q | [13] |
| Spin | 8/10[14] |
| Uncut | 8/10[15] |
White Men Are Black Men Too received critical acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews and ratings from mainstream critics, the album received a metascore of 83, based on 21 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[7]
Andy Gill of The Independent felt that the album "has less to do, musically, with traditional American hip-hop than it does with a European indie sensibility grounded in krautrock, electropop and avant-rock."[3] Lanre Bakare of The Guardian commented that "[Young Fathers] manage the rare feat of melding pop and politics into a potent mix, and continue a tradition – begun by the likes of Smith & Mighty, Tricky and Massive Attack – of reinterpreting pop, hip-hop and soul through the filter of black British life."[10] Writing for Exclaim!, Kyle Mullin called the record "a perfect storm of influences and talent."[16] Jamie Milton of DIY gave the album 4 stars out of 5, calling it "Young Fathers' most fearless release yet."[17] Pitchfork gave it a 6.8.[18]
Accolades[edit]
| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Guardian | The Best Albums of 2015 | 2015 | 9 | |
| NME | NME'S Albums of the Year 2015 | 2015 | 39 |
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Still Running" | 3:08 |
| 2. | "Shame" | 4:09 |
| 3. | "Feasting" | 2:39 |
| 4. | "27" | 2:27 |
| 5. | "Rain or Shine" | 3:49 |
| 6. | "Sirens" | 3:00 |
| 7. | "Old Rock n Roll" | 3:11 |
| 8. | "Nest" | 3:17 |
| 9. | "Liberated" | 2:55 |
| 10. | "John Doe" | 2:52 |
| 11. | "Dare Me" | 2:39 |
| 12. | "Get Started" | 4:47 |
| Total length: | 38:53 | |
Chart positions[edit]
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[5] | 41 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Young Fathers - White Men Are Black Men Too | Clash Music". www.clashmusic.com. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d Pattison, Louis (31 March 2015). "Young Fathers – 'White Men Are Black Men Too'". NME. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ a b c Gill, Andy (3 April 2015). "Young Fathers, White Men Are Black Men Too – album review: A joyous mash-up that crosses the cultural divide". The Independent. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "Young Fathers: White Men Are Black Men Too | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Young Fathers | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "White Men Are Black Men Too by Young Fathers reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Reviews for White Men Are Black Men Too by Young Fathers". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ Jeffries, David. "White Men Are Black Men Too – Young Fathers". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (7 May 2015). "Robert Christgau: Expert Witness". Cuepoint. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ a b Bakare, Lanre (2 April 2015). "Young Fathers: White Men Are Black Men Too review – a superb mix of pop and politics". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Young Fathers: White Men Are Black Men Too". Mojo (258): 88. May 2015.
- ^ Tolentino, Jia (9 March 2015). "Young Fathers: White Men Are Black Men Too". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Young Fathers: White Men Are Black Men Too". Q (346): 113. May 2015.
- ^ Unterberger, Andrew (10 April 2015). "Review: Young Fathers Shake a Leg, Point Fingers on 'White Men Are Black Men Too'". Spin. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Young Fathers: White Men Are Black Men Too". Uncut (217): 84. June 2015.
- ^ Mullin, Kyle (8 April 2015). "Young Fathers - White Men Are Black Men Too". Exclaim!. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ Milton, Jamie (3 April 2015). "Young Fathers - White Men Are Black Men Too | DIY". DIY. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "White Men Are Black Men Too | Pitchfork". Pitchfork.
- ^ "The Best Albums of 2015". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "NME'S Albums of the Year 2015". nme.com. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
External links[edit]
- White Men Are Black Men Too at Discogs (list of releases)
