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 great acclaim, was the darkest and most fucked-up of the…

Album Review: Gorillaz – “Humanz”

The most important thing to remember about Gorillaz is that they’re not real. No matter what feelings a listener gets from songs about alienation, the staleness of the surrounding culture, or just taking action instead of moping, the “band” playing…

The Young Folks’ Top 50 Albums of 2016

This year, The Young Folks has compiled its first ever Top 50 Albums list. The albums and their positions were chosen through balloting of six TYF writers: editor-in-chief Gabrielle Bondi, music editor Ryan Gibbs, film editor Allyson Johnson and music…

Album Review: The Avalanches – “Wildflower”

There’s a ton of people who waited with baited breath for the release of The Avalanches’ new album Wildflower, a record 15 years in the making. I missed all the hype for the album much in the way I missed The…