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.

New(ish) Music Tuesdays: 8/18/15

Welcome back to another New(ish) Music Tuesday, where our staff picks the songs they’re currently digging and shares them with you because they (really, really) like you. This week, we bend our own rules a little to feature a song that…

New(ish) Music Tuesdays: 8/11/15

Another week, another installment of our recently launched feature New(ish) Music Tuesdays, in which our staff shares their favorite new tracks that they can’t get enough of. This week we recommend new cuts from Moon Taxi, James Vincent McMorrow, Carly…

Music News: Carly Rae Jepsen Releases New Single ‘Making the Most of the Night’

Earlier today, Carly Rae Jepsen released “Making the Most of the Night,” the  latest–and possibly final–preview single from her third album, Emotion. Co-written by Sia Furler, the song has an understated chorus hook and, like the rest of the album, hearkens back…

New(ish) Music Tuesdays: 8/4/15

Welcome to the second installment of New(ish) Music Tuesdays, our new feature where the Young Folks’ staff writes about songs that they currently can’t get enough of. This week, our picks highlight a wide array of musical genres and artists…

New(ish) Music Tuesdays: 7/28/15

Earlier this month the date for new music releases was standardized worldwide to Fridays. Beforehand, in the United States, it was customary for new albums to be released on Tuesdays, and it’s probably going to take a while to get…

Music News: New Order Releases New Single “Restless”

Alternative icons New Order have released the first single from their latest album. “Restless” is taken from Music Complete, their first studio album in a decade, which is due on September 25 from Mute Records. It is their first album since…

Album Review: Wilco – ‘Star Wars’

Releasing a new album out of nowhere–and for free–is usually a net positive for a veteran musical act, unless you’re U2 and put that record on millions of phones without so much as an opt-out. The latest band to have…