Young Fathers - Rain Or Shine

Mercury Prize-winning trio Young Fathers have announced a new album entitled White Men Are Black Men Too, and have shared the LP’s first single. “Rain Or Shine” is our first taste of what’s to come with the follow-up to their highly-acclaimed 2014 effort DEAD, the album that originally earned Young Fathers their Mercury Prize nod. The UK-based act’s new LP is said to have been recorded as the group toured their way through 2014, though the finishing touches put on White Men Are Black Men Too were done at their Edinburgh studio. Young Fathers describe their new song interestingly, putting The Monks, Can, Commodores, The Last Poet, “paranoid prophets” and “post-apocalyptic deserts” all under one roof as they describe their new album’s first single. Their description of “Rain Or Shine” commands attention, to say the least. Young Fathers have also coupled today’s unveilings with a new tour, the itinerary of which you can run through below. You can listen to “Rain Or Shine” above. White Men Are Black Men Too will hit shelves on April 7 via Big Dada.

Apr 09 Boston, MA – Great Scott
Apr 10 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall Of Williamsburg
Apr 11 Philadelphia, PA – Boot & Saddle
Apr 12 Washington, VA – Rock N Roll Hotel
Apr 14 Raleigh, NC – Kings
Apr 15 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (Hell Stage)
Apr 16 New Orleans, LA – Republic
Apr 17 Houston, TX – Fitzgeralds
Apr 18 Dallas, TX – Trees
Apr 19 Austin, TX – Parish
Apr 21 Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar
Apr 22 San Diego, CA – Casbah
Apr 24 Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
Apr 25 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
Apr 29 Portland, OR – Holocene
Apr 30 Vancouver, BC – Fortune Sound Club
May 01 Victoria, BC – Distrikt
May 02 Seattle, WA – Neumos
May 05 Boise, ID – Neurolux
May 06 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
May 07 Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge
May 08 Lincoln, NE – Vega
May 09 Minneapolis, MN – 7th St Entry
May 10 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
May 13 St. Louis, MO – Firebird
May 14 Nashville, TN – Exit In
May 16 Gulf Shores, AL – Hangout Fest