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 o…
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 s…
Album Review: Thundercat offers laid-back funk on “It Is What It Is”
For all of his musical talent and professionalism, it’s hard to take Thundercat seriously. From his pink noodle braids to the stoner-chic of his hoodie/shorts combo to his iconic oversized bass to son…
Album Review: Danny Brown – “uknowhatimsayin¿”
With dark and rumbling production matched against Danny Brown’s high and reedy voice, his last trilogy of albums have been compelling to say the least. Atrocity Exhibition, released in 2016 to gr…
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 mus…
2017 Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in Photos
On August 11th-13th, TYF staff writer Ashley Bulayo covered the 2017 Outside Lands Music Festival in San Francisco, California. Included are photos from performances of Jacob Banks, Thundercat, Kaytra…
Festival Review: 2017 Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival
Just like that Bay Area, one of the biggest music festivals inched our way closer to closing out the summer music festivals for this year. We needed to take a day for ourselves to recover but we’re re…