In my book, ‘Shame’ by Young Fathers is one of the first big hits of 2015. The Scottish trio with Liberian and Nigerian backgrounds pairs an artsy groove (see TV On the Radio) with a challenging attitude, represented in the title of their upcoming album “White Men Are Black Men Too”:

“It is a confusing statement on purpose,” says Hastings. “The media like to put whole colours, races and religions into little boxes which are completely inaccurate. As a band, just standing onstage, we represent that, even before we’ve sung a note.” 

 The title touches on their feelings “about how things are portrayed in the media – the way a Muslim is represented, for example, is disgusting in a lot of ways and untrue and unfair,” Hastings continues. “The title is just a space to spark people thinking, a bit of situationism. The radio presenter has to mention it, the guy on TV has to mention it. The world is unequal and it’s putting something like that forward which helps the conversation.” 

The album is out April 6th on Big Dada.