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Young Fathers is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Noisettes, Everyday Robots and Dan Smith. Those roots explain a lot about how Young Fathers arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Shabazz Palaces, Kae Tempest, clipping., By Storm and Little Simz, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Phoenix, Tricky, Fontaines D.C. and Algiers, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around Young Fathers, reaching back through Noisettes and forward to Phoenix. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Young Fathers are a Scottish progressive hip-hop group formed in Edinburgh in 2008. Their second EP, Tape Two (2013), won the Scottish Album of the Year Award. In 2014, they won the Mercury Prize for their debut album Dead. A second album, White Men Are Black Men Too, followed in 2015. Their third album, Cocoa Sugar (2018), peaked at number 28 on the UK Albums Chart and earned the band their second Scottish Album of the Year Award. Their fourth album, Heavy Heavy, was released in 2023 and earned the band their third Scottish Album of the Year Award. The band composed the soundtrack for the 2025 horror film 28 Years Later.
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Young Fathers connections
Young Fathers grew out of Noisettes, Everyday Robots and Dan Smith, shares an orbit with Shabazz Palaces, Kae Tempest, clipping. and By Storm, went on to shape Phoenix, Tricky, Fontaines D.C. and Algiers. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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