In our new feature TYF Monthly Mixtape our music writers share Spotify playlists of the songs – new and old – they’ve had on repeat for the last month. Think of it as a successor to …
Album Review: Anderson .Paak – “Ventura”
Anderson .Paak is a true musical savant. He starts off as a drummer, stands up from his kit to be a producer, scribbles rhymes and lyrics to turn into songs before sliding up to the microphone to sing…
Top 5 Artists We’re Excited to See Perform at Outside Lands Music Festival 2019
With Coachella officially over, it’s safe to say that it’s officially festival season. From here on out, the next few months will be filled with news of what’s happening at each festival. The one we’v…
Album Review: Anderson .Paak – “Oxnard”
This is the third Anderson .Paak album to be named after a California coastal town. So it’s the completion of a loose trilogy, and because it’s the one named after his home town, you might…
Favorite Albums of 2016: Staff Picks
2016 had its ups and downs (okay, mostly downs), but you can’t deny that it had a great soundtrack. You’ve already seen our Top 50 Albums of 2016 list, now check out what our music …
The Young Folks’ Top 50 Albums of 2016
This year, The Young Folks has compiled its first ever Top 50 Albums list. The albums and their positions were chosen through balloting of six TYF writers: editor-in-chief Gabrielle Bondi, music edito…
Album Review: A Tribe Called Quest – “We Got It from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service”
“Microphone check 1 2, what is this?” A valid question: What is a new Tribe Called Quest album doing in 2016? Rap has stretched and expanded well beyond the parameters Tribe explored in th…