Los Angeles singer-songwriter Charlie Hickey has released his debut album, Nervous At Night, an eleven track project under Phoebe Bridger’s label Saddest Factory Records. If you haven’t heard from Hickey yet, this is an excellent introduction to his artistry as…
A (Not Especially) Brief History of Best New Artist Eligibility
The Grammys are one of music’s biggest conversation starters, about who is nominated, who isn’t, what the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) got right but more often what they got wrong. So it’s not surprising that the…
‘Pressure Machine’ review: New album is the Killers at their best
‘Pressure Machine’ features the tightest writing of any Killers record, the strongest narrative connective tissue, and Flowers at his most vulnerable, and therefore, at his most impactful.
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…
Phoebe Bridgers: three singles, two-and-a-half videos, and a contest in anticipation of “Punisher”
After the rocketing success of 2018’s Stranger in the Alps, two glorious collaborations in the form of Boygenius and Better Oblivion Community Center, and a canceled tour (moved online) with The 1975, Phoebe Bridgers is set to release her new…
The TYF Monthly Mixtape: April 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…
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…