Looking for some cool new music from summer 2021? We have you covered with tracks by ABBA, The Goon Sax, Laura Mvula, Bad Bad Hats, and more.…
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…
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,…
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…
Album Review: Parquet Courts – “Wide Awake!”
Parquet Courts’ new record is called Wide Awake!, or WIDE AWAAAAAAKE! as it says on the album cover, which matters because this album is a loud cry of despair at the state of the world today. Al…
Music News: Phase Two of Noise Pop Festival 2018 Announced
Noise Pop Festival recently announced the second phase of their music lineup featuring artists such as Built to Spill (performing their classic 1999 album Keep It Like A Secret in its entirety), psych…
Phase One of Noise Pop Festival 2018 lineup announced
The Bay Area’s legendary Noise Pop Festival is celebrating its 26th annual celebration of independent culture, music, art and film. The one week festival takes places February 19-25, 2018 inside multi…