22/young fathers/cocoa sugar
on cocoa sugar the three scottish gentlemen who make up young fathers have one goal in mind: “take em to church!”. and over the course of this album’s run time, the fellas work towards this goal with a fierce urgency. it’s there in each and every vocal performance, pushed to the front of the mix so that these rousing proclamations are heard clearly, and felt. it’s there in the gospel chorus at the end of album opener "see how:"; the entirety of "fee fi"; the holy wails that fill up "lord" ; that chorus on "holy ghost" (“JESUS CHRIST!”); the propulsive ferocity of album highlight "wow"; and within every boom boom pow of the tribal like rhythms that are laced atop the rhythm & blues machinations that adorn this avant garde hip hop set. they say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. with cocoa sugar, a spoonful weighs a ton and gives you a release that you didn't know you were in need of.
KEY TRACKS:
in my view
fee fi
wire
23/pusha t/daytona
24/kurt vile/bottle it in
25/serpentwithfeet/soil
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