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…

Music Interview: Mabes talks about being “Too Young To Love”

British folk-pop artist Mabes knows how to speak directly to our teenage selves. In her EP Keeping The Noise Down (released earlier this year) along with her latest single “Too Young To Love,” Mabes nails it crooning all the thoughts we’ve once had running…

Album Review: Laura Marling – “A Song for Our Daughter”

Laura Marling’s latest is an example of what the young and prolific English singer-songwriter does best. A Song for Our Daughter is subtle and simple, yet intricate; and efficient yet somehow sprawling. Marling makes everything she does here appear effortless. Because of…

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…

This is Pop? Podcast Episode 13: 2018 Grammy Predictions

  The nominees for the 60th annual Grammy Awards were announced on Nov. 28 and included nods for several of the biggest acts of 2017, from Kendrick Lamar and Bruno Mars to Kesha and The National. Like many music and…

Album Review: Laura Marling – “Semper Femina”

Semper Femina, the sixth album from British folk singer Laura Marling, is a beautiful, soothing meditation on women and the relationships of and between women. The title comes from a line by the poet Virgil: “varium et mutabile semper femina,”…

5 Warm Love Songs to Cure the Winter Blues

This winter has been cold. The East Coast (and many other parts of the US and beyond) have been frost-bitten by multiple winter storms. It’s not fun. One of the only good things about a snow storm is the feeling…