Young Fathers Perform 'White Men Are Black Men Too' Songs Live On KEXP
Young Fathers perform "Nest," "Rain Or Shine," "Old Rock N Roll," and "Shame" off 'White Men Are Black Men Too' live on KEXP.
<p>Currently <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/news/young-fathers-white-men-are-black-men-too-north-america-uk-tour-video/" target="_blank">on the road</a> in North America for their first headlining tour, <strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/tag/young-fathers/" target="_blank">Young Fathers</a></strong> stopped by Seattle's <strong>KEXP</strong> for the <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/audio/young-fathers-live-dead-kexp/" target="_blank">second time</a> to perform four songs off their sophomore album, <em><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/news/young-fathers-white-men-are-black-men-too-lp-stream/" target="_blank">White Men Are Black Men Too</a></em>, including "Nest," "<a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/news/young-fathers-new-album-white-men-are-black-men-too/" target="_blank">Rain Or Shine</a>," "Old Rock N Roll," and "<a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/news/young-fathers-shame-new-single-north-american-tour-dates/" target="_blank">Shame</a>." In April, the Scottish / Nigerian / Liberian trio released the follow-up to their <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/news/young-fathers-dead-mercury-prize-2014-winner/" target="_blank">Mercury Prize-winning</a> debut album, <em>DEAD</em>. The 12-track LP was written and recorded on the road throughout their 2014 tour and finished at their Edinburgh studio. The group have a few North American dates left before they head back to the UK. In September they'll <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/news/lake-of-stars-2015-malawi-music-festival-young-fathers/" target="_blank">headline Malawi's <strong>Lake Of Stars</strong></a>. Watch the full KEXP session below. <em>White Men Are Black Men Too</em> is available now via <a href="http://found.ee/WMABMT" target="_blank">Ninja Tune</a>, <a href="http://found.ee/WMABMT-AM" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, and <a href="http://found.ee/WMABMT-IT" target="_blank">iTunes</a>. For more on Young Fathers, <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/video/young-fathers-scotland-okayafrica-tv/" target="_blank">watch them speak with Okayafrica TV at SXSW 2014</a>.</p><p><div class="preroll-video"></div><ora-player></ora-player></p><p><span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="e6daddc4dfefb6fbb7f139ecdca6a36a"><iframe type="lazy-iframe" data-runner-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2DKepbAUAes?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span></p><p><a href="http://young-fathers.com/#SHOWS" target="_blank"><strong>YOUNG FATHERS TOUR DATES</strong></a></p><p>May 08 Lincoln, NE – Vega</p><p>May 09 Minneapolis, MN – 7th St Entry</p><p>May 10 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall</p><p>May 13 St. Louis, MO – Firebird</p><p>May 14 Nashville, TN – Exit In</p><p>May 16 Gulf Shores, AL – Hangout Fest</p><p>May 20 Glasgow, UK – Art School</p><p>May 21 Newcastle, UK – Riverside</p><p>May 22 Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club</p><p>May 23 Knockengorroch, UK – World Ceilidh Festival</p><p>May 25 Manchester, UK – Gorilla</p><p>May 26 Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms</p><p>May 27 Cardiff, UK – Clwb Ifor Bach</p><p>May 28 London, UK – Koko</p><p>May 29 Brighton, UK – The Haunt</p><p><div class="dfp_atf-slot" data-not-loaded="true"></div><script type="text/javascript">
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