Young Fathers & Unicorn Kid

“Scottish hip-hop? They compare it to Australian jazz or something,” so says Ally Massaqui, who makes up one-third of the Edinburgh rap group Young Fathers. It’s alarming that in the 21st century people still blindly associate certain types of music with certain places, but Young Fathers are too busy making cracking tunes in the mould of De La Soul to care. ‘Straight Back On It’, their debut single, is one of the songs of the year.

Unicorn Kid is another Edinburgh act that is attracting national attention. The work of 17 year old Oli Sabin, he’s already completed a US and UK tour, and has been hailed as an “astonishing artist” by Radio 1’s Huw Stephens.  He was even recently invited to remix the new single by electronic gods the Pet Shop Boys. This, ladies and gentlemen, is a gig for those who like to see the stars of tomorrow today.