White Men Are Black Men Too
2015 studio album by Young Fathers
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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]
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| Released | 6 April 2015 | |||
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| Length | 38:53 | |||
| Label | Big Dada | |||
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Critical reception
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
| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank | Ref. |
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| The Guardian | The Best Albums of 2015 | 2015 | 9 |
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| NME | NME'S Albums of the Year 2015 | 2015 | 39 |
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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 | |