DEAD - the uncompromising debut album from one of the UK’s most essential and in-demand bands, Young Fathers, is getting a deluxe reissue befitting of it’s status to celebrate a decade since the original release as part of Record Store Day 2024.
Upon release in 2014, the album was the winner of the Mercury Music Prize and was celebrated as one of the albums of the year throughout the music press. The album took the genre defying Scotting trio from underground heroes to being well on their way to one of the countries most
cherished collectives.
In the ten years that have passed since DEAD, Young Fathers have released three more acclaimed albums, including Heavy Heavy in 2023 which was also nominated for the Mercury and saw them play many huge shows including a triumphant Glastonbury set on the West Holts as well as join Depeche Mode as ‘Special Guests’ on a worldwide stadium tour.
Recommended if you like… Massive Attack, LCD Soundsystem, IDLES, Kae Tempest, Sleaford Mods, Fat White Family, TV On The Radio
Tracklist:
1. No Way
2. Low
3. Just Another Bullet
4. War
5. Get Up
6. Dip
7. Paying
8. Mmmh Mmmh
9. Hangman
10. Am I Not Your Boy
11. I've Arrived
12. Soon Come Soon
13. Better
14. Outlaw
15. Everyguy
Etching on Side D
