Heavy Heavy
by Young Fathers

Heavy Heavy by Young Fathers
Year: 2023
Release date: 2023-02-03
Overall rank: 2,445th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 153 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2023 (21st)
Award Top albums of of the 2020s (140th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,445th)

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Heavy Heavy rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,445th | 2020s rank: 140th | 2023 rank: 21st  Overall chart history
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2026 DavyTop 100 Music Albums of 202372/1001
2026gregthealienTop 64 Music Albums of 202321/643
2026 Graeme2Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s94/1001
2026 ExTeaSeaTop 100 Music Albums of 202312/1004
2026 eclabTop 99 Music Albums of the 2020s92/992
2026Stevo796Top 58 Music Albums of the 2020s11/5817
2026 JMGL95Top 77 Music Albums of 202368/771
2026 ExTeaSeaTop 100 Music Albums of the 2020s74/1005
2026juanr1096Top 100 Music Albums of 202378/1001
2026 LeonardTop 100 Music Albums of 202350/1003
2026blueandthemoonTop 21 Music Albums of 202317/211
2026HyggevinylTop 100 Music Albums of the 2020s38/10013
2026 meccaleccaTop 64 Music Albums of 20232/645
2026 HelsinkiSnorkelTop 100 Music Albums of the 2020s76/1005
2026 zags7000Top 100 Music Albums of 202349/1003
2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of 202329/1004
2026HyggevinylTop 100 Music Albums of 20239/1005
2026 RevolverCB72Best Albums So Far of the 2020's (2020-2025)20/20 -
2026 PurplepashTop 100 Music Albums of the 2020s92/1002
2026joathomeTop 80 Music Albums of 20235/805
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 186
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 655
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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 153 votes)
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80/100
A rhythmic party where there’s no dress code required. Dancing, not moshing. Hips jerking, feet slipping, brain firing in sparks of joy and empathy. Underground but never dark. Still young, after some years, even as the heavy, heavy weight of the world seems to grow day by day.
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81/100

If you compare "Heavy Heavy" to the rest of their discography, there is a debate about the quality of the individual songs if you only look at the purely intrinsic level. On the other hand, the outcome of the project and the exciting and masterful concept make "Heavy Heavy" an album of great value »

Key songs : I Saw / Drum
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60/100
From 04/10/2023 19:52 | #295923
A challenging listen, with a strange combination of otherworldly aesthetics and some catchy vocal lines. The energy in it can sometimes be overwhelming. Definitely worth listening (6/10), but not really loving it.

Favorites: Drum, Geronimo, Holy Moly
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75/100
Spiritual and earthy, ‘Heavy Heavy’ is a nice development of the unique sound Young Fathers carve out for themselves.
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70/100
From 02/18/2023 18:36 | #294186
Not much of a fan of this, but i see why others might like it
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Rating:  
80/100
Great solid record and a beautiful discovery. It adds some fizz to the numbness of what has been this year (musically speaking) since now
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85/100
Their 2018 album was my favorite of that year. This one is great but I don't think I like it as much. It's definitely more emotional and spiritual but not as fun. It will probably stay pretty high in 2023 at least and was my most anticipated album this year. My expectations were pretty high and filled pretty solidly on point I'd say.
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80/100
From 02/03/2023 13:23 | #293533
Album Rating: 77.60
(776/10)

Yeasayer vibes.

1.Rice 83
2.I Saw 83
3.Drum 83
4.Tell Somebody 84
5.Geronimo 71
6.Shoot Me Down 75
7.Ululation 76
8.Sink Or Swim 73
9.Holy Moly 72
10.Be Your Lady 76
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