Young Fathers, the Edinburgh based trio of Liberian, Nigerian and Scottish heritage, make the kind of uncompromisingly leftfield, forward thinking hip hop that has nothing to do with artiness and everything to do with brilliance. Exactly the sort of music that Big Dada was founded to release.

Following on from the widely acclaimed EPs ‘TAPE ONE’ and ‘TAPE TWO’ (Anticon), Big Dada / Anticon release Young Fathers’ debut album ‘DEAD’.

Early adopters have included Zane Lowe, DJ Semtex, David Byrne, Diplo and Ghostpoet.

“They are different man, different to everyone else, and that’s why it’s a very very good look to have them on Xtra Talent… these guys are crazy” – DJ Semtex on 1Xtra

“They blew me away so much they are the first band I’m ever going to play two things from on the same show, I’m going to start and end with these guys” – Scroobius Pip on XFM

“They’re a self-contained unit who make their own posters and direct their own videos… if you didn’t know they were Scottish you’d presume they were some art-rap outfit from LA” – The Guardian

“Young Fathers dwell on the dark charm of everyday realities – prescription drugs, girls in clubs and, yes, porridge – as part of languid, mesmerising flows… their different backgrounds have contributed to something swirling and rootless – a style unique enough that Young Fathers can truly claim to its daddies” – Time Out

“A bold new force” – The Sunday Times · “Rowdy rap with a big heart” – Dummy

180g vinyl in a silver mirraboard colour printed sleeve with 3mm spine.