White Men Are Black Men Too

White Men Are Black Men Too is the second studio album by Scottish hip hop group Young Fathers. It was released on Big Dada on 6 April 2015.[1]

White Men Are Black Men Too
Studio album by
Young Fathers
Released6 April 2015 (2015-04-06)
GenreAlternative hip hop, indie rock, pop
Length38:53
LabelBig Dada
ProducerYoung Fathers
Young Fathers chronology
Dead
(2014)		 White Men Are Black Men Too
(2015)		 Cocoa Sugar
(2018)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.1/10[2]
Metacritic83/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Cuepoint (Expert Witness)A−[5]
The Guardian[6]
The Independent[7]
Mojo[8]
NME7/10[1]
Pitchfork6.8/10[9]
Q[10]
Spin8/10[11]
Uncut8/10[12]

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."[3]

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."[7] 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."[6] Writing for Exclaim!, Kyle Mullin called the record "a perfect storm of influences and talent."[13]

Jamie Milton of DIY gave the album 4 stars out of 5, calling it "Young Fathers' most fearless release yet."[14]

Pitchfork gave it a 6.8.[15]

Accolades
Publication Accolade Year Rank
The Guardian The Best Albums of 2015 2015
9[16]
NME NME'S Albums of the Year 2015 2015
39[17]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
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 positions
Chart (2015) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 41
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References
  1. Pattison, Louis (31 March 2015). "Young Fathers – 'White Men Are Black Men Too'". NME. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  2. "White Men Are Black Men Too by Young Fathers reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  3. "Reviews for White Men Are Black Men Too by Young Fathers". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  4. Jeffries, David. "White Men Are Black Men Too – Young Fathers". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  5. Christgau, Robert (7 May 2015). "Robert Christgau: Expert Witness". Cuepoint. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  6. Bakare, Lanre (2 April 2015). "Young Fathers: White Men Are Black Men Too review – a superb mix of pop and politics". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  7. Gill, Andy (3 April 2015). "Young Fathers, White Men Are Black Men Too – album review: A joyous mash-up that crosses the cultural divide". The Independent. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  8. "Young Fathers: White Men Are Black Men Too". Mojo (258): 88. May 2015.
  9. Tolentino, Jia (9 March 2015). "Young Fathers: White Men Are Black Men Too". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  10. "Young Fathers: White Men Are Black Men Too". Q (346): 113. May 2015.
  11. Unterberger, Andrew (10 April 2015). "Review: Young Fathers Shake a Leg, Point Fingers on 'White Men Are Black Men Too'". Spin. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  12. "Young Fathers: White Men Are Black Men Too". Uncut (217): 84. June 2015.
  13. Mullin, Kyle (April 8, 2015). "Young Fathers - White Men Are Black Men Too". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  14. Milton, Jamie (3 April 2015). "Young Fathers - White Men Are Black Men Too | DIY". DIY. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  15. https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20391-white-men-are-black-men-too/amp/
  16. "The Best Albums of 2015". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. December 2, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  17. "NME'S Albums of the Year 2015". nme.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  18. "Young Fathers | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 29 May 2017.


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