| Tape One | |
| Type: | EP |
| Artist: | Young Fathers |
| Cover: | Young Fathers Tape One.jpg |
| Released: | November 2011 22 January 2013 (Reissue) |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Length: | 20:18 |
| Label: | Anticon |
| Producer: | Young Fathers |
| Next Title: | Tape Two |
| Next Year: | 2013 |
Tape One is the debut EP by Scottish indie group Young Fathers. It was independently released in November 2011, and re-released on 22 January 2013 through Anticon.
Tape One received critical acclaim from contemporary music critics. It currently holds a score of 82 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 4 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".
According to The Line of Best Fit, Anthony Fantano's glowing review of the record brought Young Fathers to the attention of the label Anticon, to which the group eventually signed.[1] Fred Thomas of AllMusic described the release as "equal parts electronic futurism and throwbacks to '90s R&B or trip-hop." Mike Diver of BBC stated that the trio "dissect rap constituents from the past 30-odd years and reassemble them into a striking realisation of what the genre can be in the 21st century." He added, "The results are both reminiscent of preceding emissions from rap’s fringe-mentality movers and shakers, and compellingly unique in their colourful fusions."