Top 50 Best Albums of 2020

What will you remember the most about 2020? Better question: Do you want to remember 2020? We can’t blame you if you don’t. It’s been a very bad year for many reasons. In the world of music, this year saw…

The TYF Midyear Mixtape: Our Favorite Songs from the First Half of 2020

As a companion to our recent midyear album list, some of our writers have put together playlists of their favorite album cuts and singles of the first six months of 2020. Here are those playlists, introduced in a similar manner…

The TYF Monthly Mixtape: May 2020

In our TYF Monthly Mixtape feature, our music writers share Spotify playlists of the songs – new and old – they’ve had on repeat for the last month. This column is back for 2020, and this time we’re sharing some…

Carly Rae Jepsen: Nothing but smiles on”Dedicated Side B”

Carly Rae Jepsen is modern buttercup Pat Benatar. She caught the attention of the world with “Call Me Maybe” in 2011—a hit at every single bar/bat mitzvah and birthday party that year—but has emerged as much more than just a…

15 Female Musicians That Defined The 2010s

This decade has been blessed with one of a kind female artists who are so unapologetically themselves. Some of them we’ve grown up with, others shared a piece of their wisdom. Granting us with an abundance of divine sounds, these…

TYF’s Top 50 Albums of 2019

2019 was a long year, wasn’t it? Despite this year being difficult in many ways, it was an excellent 12 months for music. New releases from established icons, cult favorites and breakthrough acts helped define the year, from Lizzo to…

The Young Folks’ Top 50 Albums of the 2010s

In a decade that saw the rise of streaming, the album came out of the 2010s alive and well. The LP rose again, dwarfing the dying compact disc by the end of the decade, and some of the biggest artists…