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what youth recommends datenight too good

WY Premiere: Datenight Watch their video for “Too Good”

Nashville teenagers Datenight may not be old enough to drink, but these babies sure know how to shred a catchy...
what youth recommends ruby haunt ivy

WY Premiere: Ruby Haunt Listen to their new single “Ivy”

Ruby Haunt, the bedroom gaze duo of Wyatt Ininns and Victor Pakpour, slipped into our musical subconscious last year with their...
what youth recommends music

WY Premiere: Young Creatures Listen to “The Future Is Finally Now”

Young Creatures, a three-piece band based in Los Angeles, do that solid mix of indie, pop, and shoegaze thing we...
what youth desert days

Get Dazed Desert Daze is this weekend, and we’re going

Music festivals generally give me anxiety. Too many people. Too many bands to see. All the usual complaints that coincide...
what youth recommends TEST entertainment tonight

WY Premiere: TEST Watch “Entertainment Tonight”

The members of TEST, at least two of the three, met as most band members do: in a bar, underage,...
what youth recommends sam evian

Listen to Sam Evian Soft, tangible comfort jams for your soul

Sam Evian, the project of songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Sam Owens, is at once new and refreshing and vivid, like...
what youth recommends music new york night train haunted hop mixtape

Haunted Hop Jonathan Toubin’s (aka New York Night Train) 2017 Halloween Mix

For the eighth year in a row, mad scientist / NY Night Train soul proprietor Jonathan Toubin retired to his...
what youth recommends the scrags music

Listen to The Scrags Swedish punk rock has never sounded better

Swedish band The Scrags sound like something you’d unearth digging through bins of mixed tapes – and I mean actual...
what youth recommends pageants cacti for clothes

WY Premiere: Pageants Listen to “Cacti For Clothes”

Pageants, the project of former Avi Buffalo keyboardist Rebecca Coleman, sound like a summer breeze glimpsed through a countryside bedroom...
what youth recommends flat worms pearl

Watch Flat Worms’ New Video For “Pearl” off their self-titled LP

Flat Worms never cease to impress me, or annihilate my eardrums. The Los Angeles-based shredders have been floating under the...
what youth recommends easy goodnight

Listen to Easy’s debut single “Goodnight” And watch Blake Anderson solve their band name

Ever wonder why the band called Easy calls themselves Easy? Watch Workaholics’ Blake Anderson help solve their name dilemma in...
what youth recommends music

Premiere: Wanderwild Listen to glistening dreamy single “Control”

Wanderwild, the solo project of multi-instrumentalist and producer Matt Martin, is at once familiar and fresh, dreampoppy and bedroomy and...
what youth recommends guantanamo baywatch

GUANTANAMO BAYWATCH ARE ON TOUR And we’ve got an incredible prize package to give away

Guantanamo Baywatch are hitting the road, and what better way to spread their lizard loving tour than with a super...
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WY Premiere: Moniker Listen to “Fallouts” and stream their new album

Moniker, the project of songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jordan Scott, began as most bands do, with home recordings and David Bowie...
what youth recommends slow caves music

WY Premiere: Slow Caves Watch their new video for “2Hrs!”

Colorado-based surf-inspired band Slow Caves wish they were closer to waves. Waves mean sand and surf and the comfort of...
what youth recommends turn to rage bleached

New Bleached Music Video Starring Ronnie Sandoval, Noah Wilson, Rick Fabro, & Robbie Russo

A new skate edit from our favorites from San Pedro – Rye Beres, Ronnie Sandoval, Rick Fabro, Noah Wilson and...
what youth recommends brenda children

WY Premiere: Brenda Watch their new creepy video for “Children”

Toronto four-piece Brenda have been involved in the local punk scene since 2015. And even though their sound isn’t quite...
what youth recommends LKFFCT anesthesia

WY Premiere: LKFFCT Listen to new single “Anesthesia”

New Jersey slacker-rock group LKFFCT – we’ll get to that later – have made a name for themselves playing basement...
what youth recommends wand plum

Wand Release New Album “Plum” Out today on Drag City. Check this interview with the band about the new record from Issue 19

Today is the first day of fall, which sometimes doesn’t mean anything in Southern California. But we’re hoping for a...
what youth recommends maston

WY Premiere: Maston Listen to new instrumental track “Rain Dance”

Maston, the project of musician Frank Maston, makes landscapes of sound that’ll transport you to another dimension. After spending five...
what youth recommends omni

Listen to Omni Their new album Multi-task drops tomorrow

Atlanta trio Omni make experimental post-punk licks that will either make you dance frenetically or give you a mild spout...
what youth recommends joy again

Listen to Joy Again The Philly 5-piece drop two new singles

Philadelphia five-piece Joy Again formed in 2015 on Facebook, but that’s not important. They spent their formative years thrashing through...
what youth recommends everyone is dirty lady liberty

WY Premiere: Everyone Is Dirty Listen to new track “Lady Liberty”

Everyone Is Dirty, the self-proclaimed art-rockers from Oakland, have been blowing audiences’ minds since their debut in 2013. Their raw...
what youth recommends music pink mexico

WY Premiere: Pink Mexico Watch the new video for “Dumbfuck”

New York-based thrashers Pink Mexico, the reverb-coated annihilation of a band fronted by Robert Preston, know how to cause a...
what youth recommends kid bloom she only stays on the weekend

WY Premiere: Kid Bloom Listen to “She Only Stays On The Weekend”

Kid Bloom, a five-piece from Los Angeles, somehow mix elements of disco, psych, and pop into their own swirl of...
what youth recommends the entire universe

WY Premiere: The Entire Universe Watch their video for “Revolving Sun”

There’s something magical about a band that forms under auspicious circumstances. And The Entire Universe, a relatively new three-piece from...
what youth recommends jordan klassen

WY Premiere: Jordan Klassen Listen to “The Same Thing Over and Over”

Jordan Klassen has the kind of voice that makes you feel. Layered with range, hope, whimsy and what’s been described...

Listen to the Peacers And watch their new video for “Jurgen’s Layout”

Acid rock is maybe my favorite genre. And The Peacers, a four-piece from San Francisco, are seeping in that kaleidoscope...
what youth recommends kera and the lesbians

Listen to Kera and the Lesbians Buy this song, support “United We Dream” a great cause aiding immigrant communities

Kera and the Lesbians have always stood up for what’s good and true, and on their new single, “Bright Future...
what youth recommends teen angel

Watch Dirty Fences’ New Video For their new super catchy single “Teen Angel”

Dirty Fences are releasing their third studio album, Goodbye Love, due out October 27th on Greenway Records. And they’ve released...
what youth recommends worst gift

WY Premiere: Worst Gift Listen to new track “What’s Another 40 Bucks Between Friends?”

It’s Monday, and it was really damn hard getting out of bed this morning. But nothing like a slap in...
what youth recommends the willowz just cant wait

WY Premiere: The Willowz Listen to their new single, “Just Can’t Wait”

The Willowz have been around for almost fifteen years. That’s a lifetime for a rock ‘n’ roll band, and yet,...

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