The Independent — Alternative hip-hop band Young Fathers have won the Mercury Prize for Best Album. more info

Stereogum — For many Americans, this year’s Mercury Prize nominees comprised a whole lotta “Who the heck is that?” I mean: GoGo Penguin? East India Youth? Polar Bear? Did any of those records even get a Stateside release? Yeah there were a few familiar nam... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Go Go Penguin's 'V2.0' album art The 2014 Barclaycard Mercury Prize shortlist has been announced and here are the 12 albums up for it: FKA twigs - LP1 Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots Young Fathers - Dead East India Youth... more info

Nialler9 — It’s only a week to go to Electric Picnic and we now have the stage times for Body and Soul. Friday will feature Tune-yards, Young Fathers, Adultrock, Girl Band and Sleep Thieves. Saturday goes til 4am with Donal Dineen, Tr One, Kate Boy, Champion... more info

NME — Rap trio rewarded for their 'Tape Two' release more info

The Telegraph — Edinburgh-based newcomer LAW has recorded two excellent EPs with acclaimed Scottish hip-hop trio Young Fathers more info

KEXP Seattle — “Holy shit.” That’s what DJ Cheryl Waters exclaimed as Scottish hip-hop trio Young Fathers finished their KEXP session. Thanks to Cheryl’s booking, KEXP gets hundreds of in-studio sessions a year, but it’s rare when our entire staff is unan... more info

KEXP Seattle — I got my first dose of Young Fathers after I bought a t-shirt from the Anticon Record Label’s online store. To promote them, Anticon slipped a copy of Tape Two with every shipped order, resulting in widespread dissemination of the new band’s deve... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield Baths @ Bowery Ballroom - 4/24/14 Back in May of 2013, Baths put out his newest album Obsidian, and almost exactly a year later he will follow it with the Ocean Death EP on May 6... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — EMA at SXSW 2014 (more by Amanda Hatfield) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Baths, Young Fathers, P. Morris @ Bowery Ballroom Baths took an unexpected turn towards... more info