Album Review: Tinariwen – “Amadjar”

Almost uniquely for any band around the world, Tinariwen’s background story is even more interesting than their music, which is not at all to disparage their gripping variation on Saharan desert blues that has made them a worldwide success. It’s…

Melody on Music: Leaving America

Editor’s note: From 2012 to 2014, Melody Rice wrote the music column Matt on Music for The Eastern Echo, the student newspaper for Eastern Michigan University. Beginning in 2016, Melody relaunched this column on The Young Folks. You can read past…

From the Record Crate: Paul Simon – “Graceland” (1986)

On August 25, 1986, Paul Simon released Graceland, his sixth studio album. After winning Album of the Year at the 29th Annual Grammy Awards, Graceland peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200, making it Simon’s most successful album in years…