The Young Folks’ Top 50 Albums of 2017

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…

TYF’s Top Albums of 2017 (so far)

In its first six months, 2017 has seen its share of great music across all genres. For the first time, The Young Folks’ music staff has put together a site consensus list of our favorite albums at the mid-point of a…

Album Review: Alt-J – “Relaxer”

When your album only has eight tracks, you don’t have room for songs that sound too much alike. Thankfully, the English indie rock band Alt-J seems to know this. On its third LP, Relaxer, the tracks complement each other but…

Alt-J release new single “In Cold Blood”

Ahead of their new album, Relaxer, Alt-J released the album’s second song and first official single this afternoon, on BBC Radio 1 with MistaJam. The song is titled “In Cold Blood,” and features rollicking drums and eclectic synthesizers, as well…

Alt-J Announce New Album and Tour with Release of New Single

It’s definitely a good day to be an Alt-J fan! Within the past 24 hours, the English indie rockers have released a new single and announced a new album and tour to come later this year. Supported by lead single…

Top 10 Music Releases of September 2014

[tps_title]Top 10 Music Releases in September 2014 [/tps_title] We are already more than a few days into October 2014, but I can’t help but want to recap the very best music from last month, as always. September 2014 brought some great returns…

LISTEN: TYF Recommends… April 2014 Playlist

You might have noticed the Spotify playlist at the bottom of our website, which we update monthly with song recommendations from The Young Folks staff. If you haven’t noticed it, then this is the whole point of this post. The…