Young Fathers return with ‘Geronimo’, their first new track in four years
'It’s kind of reflective of where we are at the moment, trying to remember how to do this again," the group said.
By Nick Reilly
Young Fathers have returned with new track ‘Geronimo’, the first release from the Scottish group in over four years.
The new effort marks the first material to emerge from the group since 2018’s ‘Cocoa Sugar’, their acclaimed third album.
Describing the new song, Young Fathers said that ‘Geronimo’ is “a track about contrast, because life is contrast – pushing through, giving up, all at the same time. Wanting everything and then wanting nothing, then wanting everything again. It’s kind of reflective of where we are at the moment, trying to remember how to do this again.”
They added: “Trying to make music and all of the other stuff that comes along with it. Trying to forget all the bad bits, just trying to get somewhere. And that’s where we are right now, trying to get somewhere.”
Opening up on their new creative process, the group explained: “It’s the tenderness in toil, we had expelled a bunch of stuff with a lot of drive and wilder energy beforehand but this one had focus. It widened the scope again for us personally, that’s where the real high comes from. We grew another arm. We surprised ourselves. So coming back with a track called ‘Geronimo’ feels quite fitting. Just the 3 of us again, but still in a fucking basement.”
Details of the band’s anticipated fourth album are yet to emerge.