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…

TYF’s Top 10 Albums of 2020 (So Far)

We’ve gotten through six months of one of the most cursed years in recent memory, and one of the few really good things about this first half of a year has been the music – at least, the stuff that…

Album Review: Dua Lipa delivers well-crafted, self-aware pop on “Future Nostalgia”

While the world is currently falling at the seams, nostalgia and memory may be the only feelings we have in order for us to stay sane. We could be optimistic for the future, but that’s a difficult task considering much…

The TYF Monthly Mixtape: March 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…

Music Interview: Emily Warren

Grammy-winning songwriter Emily Warren has made her name writing hits like Dua Lipa’s “New Rules” and The Chainsmokers’ “Don’t Let Me Down”. She’s also taken vocals herself, on songs like The Chainsmokers’ “Capsize”. For 2018, Warren will be focusing on…

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…