Ryan Gibbs
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Ryan Gibbs is a journalist and music critic from Newport, Rhode Island. He is the music editor for The Young Folks, and writes the "Freshwater Phish" column about the rock band Phish.

TV Review: The Last Man on Earth (3×12): “Hair of the Dog”

This week’s episode of The Last Man on Earth has two solid plots, but neither has a satisfactory ending. It feels like another instance of the show having an episode that does not stand on its own and needs a second…

TV Review: The Last Man on Earth (3×11): “The Spirit of St. Lewis”

This week’s episode of The Last Man on Earth has an air of inevitability to it. It always felt like the hours that Lewis spent in the flight simulator was always going to lead to him to taking off in a…

Fleet Foxes announce third album “Crack-Up”

    It’s been six years since we last heard from Fleet Foxes, but fans of the acclaimed folk band finally got good news earier this week with the announcement of their long-awaited third album. Crack-Up will be released on June…

TV Review: The Last Man on Earth (3×10): “Got Milk?”

The midseason premiere of The Last Man on Earth begins much the same way that last year’s did: Away from our main group and following the adventures of another character. It’s a little different this time out, however. While we…

Album Review: Los Campesinos! – “Sick Scenes”

In a 2008 issue of Kieron Gillen’s essential comic book Phonogram, the character David Kohl recommends Los Campesinos! to another character, and opines that the Cardiff-based indie pop group “are never going to be ‘big’ big, but they’re going to…

TYF Music Podcast: Episode 5 – The 2017 Grammys

The Young Folks Music Podcast is back! We’ve taken off the past 10 months for a variety of reasons, but we’re back with a vengeance with our 2017 Grammys roundup. In this episode, TYF music editor Ryan Gibbs and music…

2017 Grammy Award Winners: Full List

Last night’s 59th annual Grammy Awards featured its share of memorable moments and performances, but only a few award presentations scattered throughout. As in previous years, the majority of the awards were handed out in the “Premiere Ceremony” before the…