The design is simple, but memorable: four panels against a black background. It’s reminiscent of the cover art for Let It Be—but instead of the Beatles, we’re looking at cartoon characters, illustrated in varying hues and degrees of suspicion. In…
Album Review: AWOLNATION sound energetic and reinvigorated on “Angel Miners & The Lightning Riders”
You probably know LA rockers AWOLNATION from their hit 2011 single “Sail”… but what if they had never released it? That was the question on frontman Aaron Bruno’s mind when he started writing Angel Miners & The Lightning Riders, the…
Concert Review: Irontom/Bear Hands – Chicago, 3/12/20
In this time of social distancing and self-quarantine, going to a concert seems unimaginable. Yet just twelve days ago, things were a little bit better, and Irontom and Bear Hands were throwing it down at Subterranean in Chicago. Raucous, rowdy,…
The Ten Most Underrated Albums of 2019
Yes, Norman Fucking Rockwell! and Father of the Bride were phenomenal—but there were also plenty of amazing records that didn’t make The Young Folks’ Top 50 list. Some of them are exciting returns from artists we’ve known and loved for…
Album Review: Milky Chance – “Mind of the Moon”
The percussion is sparse and the strings are simple, but somehow there’s a groove and ambience to it all. “I want you by my siiiide,” a guttural voice intones. Soon, the chorus hits, and the singer’s nonchalance turns to ecstasy.…
Interview: The Pink Spiders
This is one installment in a series of articles about Warped Tour Atlantic City, one of three official events commemorating the music festival’s 25-year-run. Stay tuned for more features about everyone’s favorite “punk rock summer camp.” In 2004, The Pink…
Interview: Not Ur Girlfrenz (Warped Tour 2019)
Every summer, Warped Tour featured at least one band of young punks that seemed destined to become the scene’s next sensation. This year, that band was Not Ur Girlfrenz. The Dallas trio is made up of sisters Liv and Gigi…
