For the second year in a row, The Young Folks music staff has compiled a list of our Top 50 favorite albums of the year. For the 2017 installment we have expanded the list to include all 16 active music…
Album Review: Miguel – “War & Leisure”
I’ve read a lot of pieces comparing Miguel to Prince ever since this album’s release. That comparison at first seems right, because Miguel is a supremely talented polymath auteur (singer, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist) who lingers on sex in his songs…
Album Review: Dua Lipa – “Dua Lipa”
In a time where the fate of up-and-coming pop artists is pretty much determined by streams numbers and different kinds of PR/Social Media schemes, and album roll-outs are difficult even for well-established music figures, we can understand why it took…
Concert Review: Sia – Oakland, California – 10/1/2016
Buying a last minute ticket to see Sia was probably one of the best decisions I’ve made. Though at first, I was a little confused and hesitant. I remembered that she said she didn’t want to tour initially when her…
2016 Outside Lands Music Festival in Photos
On August 5th – 7th, TYF staff writer Ashley Bulayo covered the 2016 Outside Lands Music Festival in San Francisco, California. Included are photos from performances of Duran Duran, Miguel, Frances and Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem as well as random moments…
The Young Folks’ Best Albums and Songs of 2015
You know it has been a great year for music when a song has completely changed the way that you would normally say “Hello“, “Alright” or even “Here”. Here at TYF, everyone has their own different taste in music, and…