Album Review: Frances Quinlan Lets Her Voice Take Charge in ‘Likewise’

Known for her powerfully expressive voice, Frances Quinlan’s new album is a collection of elegant and unconventional sounds. Likewise, being the first release under the singer’s own name, works with an untraditional mix of instruments, from the harp to contemporary…

The Young Folks’ Top 50 Albums of 2018

For the third year in running, The Young Folks music staff has compiled a list of our Top 50 favorite albums of the year. As with last year, the list was compiled through the votes of our music staff, plus…

TYF’s Top 10 Albums of 2018 (So Far)

2018 has already seen plenty of great music, and fans of pretty much every genre should be quite content with the records that have come out in the first half of year. We’ve seen career defining masterpieces, impressive debuts and…

Album Review: Hop Along – “Bark Your Head Off, Dog”

With each new album, Hop Along’s endearing style is becoming increasingly more difficult to characterize in a simple, concise phrase. Even as they dissect anguish in the face of misogyny or the horrors of violence, they are constructing self-reflective ballads…