Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of the Morning Show on KEXP, is "Geronimo" by Young Fathers, a 2022 single on Ninja Tune.
Scottish genre-benders, Mercury Prize-winners, and KEXP favorites Young Fathers released their third record Cocoa Sugar in what feels like a lifetime ago, 2018. At long last, they finally returned with the single “Geronimo.” In a world where we’re still stretching our legs and feeling out how to get back into the swing of “real life,” the trio - made up of Alloysious Massaquoi, Kayus Bankole and ‘G’ Hastings - are doing the same.
In their most soulful, downtempo song to date, Young Fathers are both sonically and literally dipping their toes back into the waters of music. While in the past, they’d often caustically throw themselves at you, pushing the doors down with the heels of their feet, the trio is gentle in their approach, as if to tap on the door and ask, “Do you mind if I enter?”
Of course we don’t mind. But, personally, I’m not opposed to a gentle approach these days. This is what the band had to say about the song:
Young Fathers have visited KEXP a number of times but watch their last in-studio performance from 2018 below.
