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Young Fathers : 'Automatic/Dancing Mantaray'

Young Fathers : 'Automatic/Dancing Mantaray'

Young Fathers

Released: Out Now!

Label: Black Sugar

 

I had completely forgotten about Young Fathers until this single landed on my doorstep. Sadly, the first thing that sprung to mind was that I either didn’t like or did not “get” them a year or two ago when they first came to my attention. However, it’s been a little while and I have a lot of respect for This Is Music, so am trying to go into these new productions with an open mind. 

And, it’s definitely better. I can definitely get on board with the music more so, all gritty electro stylings if not overly complex, now, and while I am certainly not quite sure on the vocals yet, they are already growing on me after a couple of listens. I wouldn’t want to say I’ll ever fall in love with this but I can certainly see fun being had to this, and an interesting live show seems almost certain.

Dancing Manta takes my fancy more on an immediate basis, much slower and restrained, it straight away feels more thought through and well structured, an “I Believe” to their “Tits & Acid”, if you want to put it in fellow This Is Music staples, Simian Mobile Disco terms.



Words: James Hoste

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