Despite all the ups and downs in the world this year, 2021 was a good year for music of all sorts. There were thrilling returns by veteran artists, impressive debuts from newer acts, and the development of fascinating new scenes…
The Top 12 Indie Games of 2021
What, you thought we were done? When we say this was a stellar year for video games, we aren’t messing around. Every year we struggle to fight for our favorites: voting, polling, debating what deserves to be in a Top…
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…
Best Albums of 2021 so far
It’s been a good six months for music in the first half of 2021, with both a slew of great albums and concerts making their return to the calendar. The Young Folks asked its music staff to compile lists of…
‘Sable’ Demo Presents A Zelda-Like Indie That Could Redefine Open-World Games
Billowing sand, gorgeous line art, and ethereal music are features that are hard to find in games in 2021, but in the upcoming indie game Sable, these features combine to create an experience that is both familiar and entirely new.…
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…
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), psychedelic-pop Dengue Fever, and more. Over 30 new…