| White Men Are Black Men Too | ||||
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| Released | 6 April 2015 | |||
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| Length | 38:53 | |||
| Label | Big Dada | |||
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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]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 8.1/10 [6] |
| Metacritic | 83/100 [7] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| Cuepoint (Expert Witness) | A− [9] |
| The Guardian | [10] |
| The Independent | [3] |
| Mojo | [11] |
| NME | 7/10 [2] |
| Pitchfork | 6.8/10 [12] |
| Q | [13] |
| Spin | 8/10 [14] |
| Uncut | 8/10 [15] |
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]
| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Guardian | The Best Albums of 2015 | 2015 | 9 | |
| NME | NME'S Albums of the Year 2015 | 2015 | 39 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC) [5] | 41 |
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