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The most exciting live band in Britain right now: Young Fathers, at the O2 Academy, reviewed

18 March 2023

9:00 AM

18 March 2023

9:00 AM

Young Fathers

O2 Academy, Glasgow

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There are several reasons why Young Fathers currently feel like the most exciting live band in Britain, but for now let’s concentrate on effect rather than cause. The Edinburgh trio have somehow managed to dispense with all the froth and blather of concert-making – gratuitous chat; choreographed audience interaction; the fat and gristle – to deliver a show that is all attack.

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