Like previous Young Fathers albums, ‘Cocoa Sugar’ is such an intense mix of genre, it can’t live under one label. It’s imperfect, catchy, and completely unapologetic. The lead single, “In My View,” is dark and droning. The chorus is damn catchy, “In my view love will never come my way, So, when I leave, you’ll be dancing on my grave.” It’s a massive festival track will be on repeat through summertime. Another standout track is “Holy Ghost”. It sounds like an upgraded version of “Uptown Funk” with a hearty chorus. It’s one of the more buttoned up, yet agressive songs on ‘Cocoa Sugar’. “Boarder Girl” sounds like a pitch-shifted Gorillaz “19-2000” until the choir loop comes in. It’s a repetitive song, but a groovy earworm. Young Fathers have produced a range of music that is rare to hear on one album.

Overall, ‘Cocoa Sugar’ is filled with brilliant, dynamic sounds. The album goes in and out of cohesiveness. One moment, a song is calm, relatable and poppy. Suddenly, the next song is jarring and polarizing. It’s a tricky fusion that works in Young Father’s favor. They’re going to have an incredible live show with all of this new material. You’ll want to catch them on tour.

03/09 Austin, TX - The New York Time Magazine Showcase
03/20 Birmingham, UK - O2 Institute 2
03/21 London, UK - Roundhouse
03/22 Bristol, UK - Trinity Centre [SOLD OUT]
03/23 Manchester, UK - O2 Ritz
03/24 Glasgow, UK - Barrowland Ballroom [SOLD OUT]
03/28 Dublin, Ireland - Academy
04/06 Brussels, Belgium - AB Box
04/07 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso Noord
04/09 Berlin, Germany - Columbia Theatre
04/10 Prague, Czech Republic - MeetFactory o.p.s [SOLD OUT]
04/11 Zurich, Switzerland - Rote Fabrik
04/12 Paris, France - La Badaboum
05/01 New York, NY - Elsewhere (Zone One)
05/02 Los Angeles, CA - Moroccan Lounge
05/04 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl*
05/05 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl*
05/25 London, UK - All Points East
05/26 Belfast, UK - BBC Biggest Weekend Festival
06/15 Mannheim, Germany - Maikmarkt-Gelande
06/15 St Austell, UK - The Eden Project [SOLD OUT] +
06/16 St Austell, UK - The Eden Project [SOLD OUT] +
07/12 Madrid, Spain - Mad Cool Festival 2018
07/14 Bilbao, Spain - BBK Live 2018
07/25 Kiev, Ukraine - Arch Of Diversity
07/27 Moscow, Russia - Park Live Festival 2018
08/30 Thornhill, Scotland - Electric Fields, Drumlanrig Castle