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Young Fathers

28 Years Later (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

    From BRIT-nominated and Mercury-Prize winning Young Fathers comes their critically acclaimed score for 28 Years Later, the latest instalment of the cult franchise – now available for the first time on vinyl.

    The Scottish progressive hip hop group bring an electrifying blend of original vocal tracks and instrumental score to the album, released in full across two translucent, blood red vinyl. Featured are fan-favourite tracks ‘Promised Land’, ‘Causeway’ and ‘Boots’ – the latter incorporating the words of Rudyard Kipling’s wartime poem, used to terrifying effect. The double-vinyl also includes a printed gatefold, disc labels and sleeves with haunting imagery from the film.

    Directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland, 28 Years Later stars Aaron Taylor Johnson, Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes and Alfie Williams, and follows a group of survivors decades after the first 28 film, now navigating a vastly different post-apocalyptic world of secrets and horrors.

    TRACK LISTING

    1. Promised Land
    2. Lowly
    3. Boots
    4. Slow Low I
    5. Travelling
    6. Abide
    7. Mask
    8. Alpha Intro
    9. Alpha
    10. Sheku
    11. Mania
    12. Rise
    13. Causeway
    14. Slow Low II
    15. Calling Card
    16. Alpha Tunnel I
    17. Alpha Tunnel II
    18. Happy Eater
    19. Baby Born
    20. Alpha Baby
    21. Hum
    22. Hush
    23. Remember
    24. Pals

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    White Men Are Black Men Too (10th Anniversary Edition) - Black Friday 2025 Edition

      THIS IS A BLACK FRIDAY 2025 EXCLUSIVE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE INSTORE ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 28th FROM 10AM ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

      IF THERE ARE ANY REMAINING COPIES THEY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT 8AM ON SATURDAY NOVEMBER 29th).

      Released for the first time on double LP alongside a brand new dub mix of the album from the band on the second disc, pressed on special effect ‘white line on black’ vinyl and housed in a gatefold sleeve with brand new alternative artwork including a taped hidden message.

      TRACK LISTING

      1. Still Running
      2. Shame
      3. Feasting
      4. 27
      5. Rain Or Shine
      6. Sirens
      7. Old Rock N Roll
      8. Nest
      9. Liberated
      10. John Doe
      11. Dare Me
      12. Get Started
      13. 37 Dub
      14. Various Big Cats Dub
      15. Jesus Demon Dub
      16. I Heard You Call Dub
      17. Congo Square Dub
      18. Real Milk Not Nestlé Formula Dub
      19. Jane Dub
      20. How Can We Be Free Dub
      21. Devil Boots Dub
      22. Shameless Dub
      23. Spin The Bottle Dub
      24. It’s All Over Dub

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      Heavy Heavy

        Young Fathers - Alloysious Massaquoi, Kayus Bankole and G. Hastings - announce details of their brand new album Heavy Heavy. Set for release on February 3rd 2023 via Ninja Tune, it’s the group’s fourth album and their first since 2018’s album Cocoa Sugar. The 10-track project signals a renewed back-to-basics approach, just the three of them in their basement studio, some equipment and microphones: everything always plugged in, everything always in reach.

        Speaking about the title, the band write that Heavy Heavy could be a mood, or it could describe the smoothed granite of bass that supports the sound… or it could be a nod to the natural progression of boys to grown men and the inevitable toll of living, a joyous burden, relationships, family, the natural momentum of a group that has been around long enough to witness massive changes.

        “You let the demons out and deal with it,” reckons Kayus of the album. “Make sense of it after.”

        For Young Fathers, there’s no dress code required. Dancing, not moshing. Hips jerking, feet slipping, brain firing in Catherine Wheel sparks of joy and empathy. Underground but never dark. Still young, after some years, even as the heavy, heavy weight of the world seems to grow day by day.

        STAFF COMMENTS

        Liam says: Young Fathers have always remained an euphoric and life affirming outlet during turbulent times and with 'Heavy Heavy' this is no different. With huge choruses and exquisite instrumentation that dabbles in neo-soul, hip-hop and avant-pop, 'Heavy Heavy' is just a flat out joyous listen. Main highlight is the massive and awe-inspiring 'Geronimo' - incredible stuff!

        TRACK LISTING

        01. Rice
        02. I Saw
        03. Drum
        04. Tell Somebody
        05. Geronimo
        06. Shoot Me Down
        07. Ululation
        08. Sink Or Swim
        09. Holy Moly
        10. Be Your Lady

        Cocoa Sugar, announced in November 2017 that Young Fathers had a brand new album and it has been highly anticipated since. The trio – Alloysious Massaquoi, Graham ‘G’ Hastings and Kayus Bankole – marked the news by previewing a brand-new song, ‘Lord’ and a subsequent accompanying video. Just like their previous standalone 2017 single ‘Only God Knows’ (written for the Trainspotting T2 film and described by director Danny Boyle as “the heartbeat of the film”), ‘Lord’ provided an enticing glimpse of what to expect from Young Fathers’ third full album; something typically unique and exhilarating, but leaner, more muscular and self-assured than ever before. Cocoa Sugar sees Young Fathers operating with a newfound clarity and direction, and is without doubt their most confident and complete statement to date.

        STAFF COMMENTS

        Millie says: Long awaited but is now finally here, Cocoa Sugar is refreshingly original as their new sound is bold and irresistibly good.

        TRACK LISTING

        1. See How
        2. Fee Fi
        3. In My View
        4. Turn
        5. Lord
        6. Tremolo
        7. Wow
        8. Border Girl
        9. Holy Ghost
        10. Wire
        11. Toy
        12. Picking You

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        Tape One / Tape Two

          Big Dada reissue the critically acclaimed debut and sophomore albums by Young Fathers, ‘Tape One’ and ‘Tape Two’. Both albums have been remastered for this reissue and are presented together as double CD, double LP and double cassette packages. "Tape One" and "Tape Two" are compellingly unique - the band make the sort of uncompromisingly leftfield, forward thinking hip hop that has nothing to do with artiness and everything to do with brilliance, all with grain silo production and genuine pop hooks.
          "Tape One" was recorded within a week. It was first released in November 2011 as a limited edition cassette with individually spray-painted sleeves. "Tape Two" was recorded almost immediately afterwards, in January 2012. Eventually LA based label Anticon picked up both albums and gave them a limited release in the USA.  In 2014, "Tape Two" won the prestigious SAY Award (Scottish Album Of The Year) which brought a cash prize of £20,000.
          If you like Massive Attack, Shabazz Palaces and Kate Tempest, or forward thinking hip hop brilliance in general, then this one's for you. 

          STAFF COMMENTS

          Patrick says: Essential reissue of Young Father's first two albums for those of us (myself included) who were sleeping at the time. Gritty production, innovative lyricism and plenty of hooks make this a must have for any respectable hip hopper.

          TRACK LISTING

          Tape One
          Deadline
          Sister
          Rumbling
          Romance
          Fortunes
          Remains
          Rrramanda
          Dar-Eh Da Da Du

          Tape Two
          I Heard
          Come To Life
          Only Child
          Queen Is Dead
          Bones
          Freefalling
          Mr. Martyr
          Way Down In The Hole
          Ebony Sky

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          White Men Are Black Men Too

          When everything is post-post-post-post something older and better where do the exceptions go? When the sci-fi 20’s ‘Urban’ might as well be the atomic 50’s ‘Race’, when R&B has no blues and hiphop is a boom bip with a shorty, a hoe, it’s off to the street corner we go… where does a group like Young Fathers, who ‘pick'n'mix from the popular music sweety shop and fly no flags and swear allegiance to no country’ (© - 100 interviews with the group in 2014) - where do they go?

          They have to go to the place where Beck makes a sandwich with The Beach Boys and Captain Beefheart, where Faust and The Fall tango. In Rock and Pop you are allowed to pretty much be yourself. If you are a blue and green eyed boy from Brixton with the sallowest of white skin you can become the epitome of crystalised soul, itself. It swings both ways. So… Young Fathers are breaking out of the ghetto. Fuck these constrictive selling boxes.

          For the purposes of this mission, this album, this 'White Men Are Black Men Too', is rock and pop. And hip hop, too No, you don’t box in the R&B Hits 2003 generation that easily. This sticker is only for the business. The listeners can decide for themselves.

          The sounds are closer on this album, closer to your ears. It sounds as if you are in the room during the recording, possibly experiencing a little existential trauma, but not enough that you don’t notice an earworm hook when you hear one. These hooks, they stay with you. ‘Is that what they mean by pop’? you ask yourself. Could be, Madonna, could be. There are less words than before. Why, for fuck’s sake? Where is the hip hop? It slides in, like a reverse version, a negative, of the hip hop blueprint of eight verses and a sweet, female wail of a hook (while comedy rapper number 6 mutters ‘uh huh, uh huh’, you know, keeping it real). But YFs lob raps into songs that morph into sung verses then back into the tune, with no respect, none! for the law.

          These are grown men, battle fit and in their prime. There are no celebrations of dole queue theatre, no fake politics - there’s no need. YFs are right there in the middle of the question: what is your ID? Why claim to speak for a dispossessed white or black class or group or generation? When you can only ever speak for yourself.

          When they chant ‘nigger nigger nigger’ the group are singing their enemy’s song (and you can all sing along) - it’s not a war cry, it’s the off switch, the left hand turn in the ignition, the pop-hiss of deflation. No more war, motherfucker. The tension is sexual, tuneful, it’s only fun about to kick off.



          TRACK LISTING

          Still Running
          Shame
          Feasting
          27
          Rain Or Shine
          Sirens
          Old Rock N Roll
          Nest
          Liberated
          John Doe
          Dare Me
          Get Started

          A1. Still Running
          A2. Shame
          A3. Feasting
          A4. 27
          A5. Rain Or Shine
          A6. Sirens

          B1. Old Rock N Roll
          B2. Nest
          B3. Liberated
          B4. John Doe
          B5. Dare Me
          B6. Get Started


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