Young Fathers

Young Fathers is 'G' Hastings, Alloysious Massaquoi and Kayus Bankole. The three men are each named after their fathers--a unifying bond for a band that pushes against the binds of definition. They are rock and pop, hip hop and punk, and anything else you want to label them as. But really, they are none and all of these. The UK trio recently released their adventurous 12-track album White Men Are Black Men Too (Big Dada) to wide praise, including 5-star reviews from the UK's The Guardian and The Independent. The album was written and recorded throughout 2014 while they were touring around the world, and then completed at their studio in Edinburgh. The new album is the follow up to their full length debut DEAD, one of the most original albums of 2014. The band went on to win the 2014 Mercury Prize for DEAD—the UK's highest honor for an album. Young Fathers also performed single "GET UP" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last summer. The mesmerizing performance was their U.S. late night debut, bringing their lauded live show into U.S. homes for the first time. But enough about what they've done… here's where they're going.