Kennington Runoff

Surreptitiously exploring Kennington, including the suburbs Vauxhall, Oval, Walworth, and Elephant since 2012

Good luck to Kennington’s own Big Dada/Ninja Tune Records at the Mercury Music Prize tomorrow

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Kennington Runoff

They have two of the twelve nominations so they’re already winners in our eyes.

Kate Tempest is the second favourite at the time of writing:

and Young Fathers are outsiders in more ways than one, but Low is great:

Young Fathers on Kennington’s own Big Dada Recordings

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Kennington Runoff

Big Dada is the UK’s leading independent hip hop label and, like its parent label Ninja Tune, it’s based on Kennington Lane. Young Fathers are an alternative hip hop group from Edinburgh and we at Kennington Runoff are big fans of their new single LOW, on Big Dada. Have a listen: