Premiere: Young Fathers Redefine 'Pop Music' In New Clip Ahead Of Massive North America/UK Tour
Next Tuesday Young Fathers will release their sophomore album White Men Are Black Men Too, the follow-up to their Mercury Prize-winning debut LP Dead. That same week the Scottish/Liberian/Nigerian trio will also set out on a massive headlining tour through the U.S., Canada, the UK and a few places in between beginning April 9th in Boston. Ahead of the tour the group now share a preview of what to expect from their pop music revival. The clip, brilliantly narrated by their manager Tim London and partially shot while they were on tour in South Africa earlier this year, is an arty redefinition of what it means to make pop music in 2015. "Pop means something different where we're from," London says. "Where we're from, pop is the soundtrack to youth. It includes all the genres apart from the most obscure ambient music. Just about every genre has its pop songs." White Men Are Black Men Too is available for pre-order via Ninja Tune, Amazon, and iTunes. All ticket links for Young Fathers' upcoming tour can be found here. See the full list of dates and watch the premiere of their latest clip, an "advert" entitled BE HOT OR BE COLD, below.
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Apr 09 Boston, MA - Great Scott
Apr 10 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg
Apr 11 Philadelphia, PA - Boot & Saddle
Apr 12 Washington, DC - Rock N Roll Hotel
Apr 14 Raleigh, NC - Kings
Apr 15 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade (Hell Stage)
Apr 16 New Orleans, LA - Republic
Apr 17 Houston, TX - Fitzgeralds
Apr 18 Dallas, TX - Trees
Apr 19 Austin, TX - Parish
Apr 21 Phoenix, AZ – Pub Rock
Apr 22 San Diego, CA - Casbah
Apr 24 Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
Apr 25 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
Apr 29 Portland, OR - Holocene
Apr 30 Vancouver, BC - Fortune Sound Club
May 01 Victoria, BC - Distrikt
May 02 Seattle, WA - Neumos
May 05 Boise, ID - Neurolux
May 06 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
May 07 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
May 08 Lincoln, NE - Vega
May 09 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry
May 10 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
May 13 St. Louis, MO - Firebird
May 14 Nashville, TN - Exit In
May 16 Gulf Shores, AL - Hangout Fest
May 20 Glasgow, UK - Art School
May 21 Newcastle, UK - Riverside
May 22 Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
May 23 Knockengorroch, UK - World Ceilidh Festival
May 25 Manchester, UK - Gorilla
May 26 Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms
May 27 Cardiff, UK - Clwb Ifor Bach
May 28 London, UK - Koko
May 29 Brighton, UK - The Haunt
May 30 Southampton, UK - Engine Rooms
Jun 01 Gloucester, UK - Guildhall
Jun 02 Oxford, UK - O2 Academy 2
Jun 03 Birmingham, UK - Hare & Hounds
Jun 04 Stoke-On-Trent, UK - The Sugarmill
Jun 05 Norwich, UK - Norwich Arts Centre
Jun 06 Sheffield, UK - O2 Academy 2
Jun 07 Liverpool, UK - Kazimier
Jun 09 Edinburgh, UK - Central Hall