''Tape One'' is the debut EP by Scottish indie group

Young Fathers Young Fathers are a Scottish Progressive rap, progressive hip hop group formed in Edinburgh in 2008. Their second EP, ''Tape Two'' (2013), won the Scottish Album of the Year Award. In 2014, they won the Barclaycard Mercury Prize, Mercury Prize ...

. It was independently released in November 2011, and re-released on 22 January 2013 through Anticon.

Critical reception

''Tape One'' received critical acclaim from contemporary music critics. It currently holds a score of 82 out of 100 on

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based on 4 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim". According to ''

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's glowing review of the record brought

to the attention of the label Anticon, to which the group eventually signed. Fred Thomas of

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described the release as "equal parts electronic futurism and throwbacks to '90s R&B or trip-hop." Mike Diver of

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stated that the trio "dissect rap constituents from the past 30-odd years and reassemble them into a striking realisation of what the genre can be in the 21st century." He added, "The results are both reminiscent of preceding emissions from rap’s fringe-mentality movers and shakers, and compellingly unique in their colourful fusions."

Track listing

References

External links

* {{Young Fathers 2011 EPs Anticon EPs Young Fathers albums