Martyn Young
@martynyoung.bsky.social
Music writer, podcaster etc etc etc, contributing editor Dork Magazine
I chatted to Kevin Parker about the new Tame Impala record for the new issue cover of @readdork.com readdork.com/news/dork-oc...
Tame Impala, Djo and King Princess cover the new October issue of Dork - order now - Dork
Plus Joy Crookes! Jay Som! Zara Larsson! SG Lewis! Parcels! NewDad! Loads more!
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September 22, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I chatted to Kevin Parker about the new Tame Impala record for the new issue cover of @readdork.com readdork.com/news/dork-oc...
I had a really good chat with Aitch, who has a very big new album on the way, for the cover of @readdork.com details here shop.readdork.com/products/dor...
May 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I had a really good chat with Aitch, who has a very big new album on the way, for the cover of @readdork.com details here shop.readdork.com/products/dor...
In a busy month for me I have another cover feature this time with Japanese Breakfast all about her glorious new album shop.readdork.com/products/dor...
Dork, May 2025 (Japanese Breakfast cover)
May is a good month - two bank holidays, more than occasional sunny days, and the first glimmers of festival season - and we’ve got a new issue to match. First up, Self Esteem might have become one of...
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April 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
In a busy month for me I have another cover feature this time with Japanese Breakfast all about her glorious new album shop.readdork.com/products/dor...
I had a lovely enlightening chat with Self Esteem for the cover of new issue of @readdork.com a cover feature 4 years in the making shop.readdork.com/products/dor...
Dork, May 2025 (Self Esteem cover)
May is a good month - two bank holidays, more than occasional sunny days, and the first glimmers of festival season - and we’ve got a new issue to match. First up, Self Esteem might have become one of...
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April 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I had a lovely enlightening chat with Self Esteem for the cover of new issue of @readdork.com a cover feature 4 years in the making shop.readdork.com/products/dor...
Just had to laminate 12 sheets of paper and it’s the most satisfying thing I’ve done in a long time. Big fan of laminators
March 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Just had to laminate 12 sheets of paper and it’s the most satisfying thing I’ve done in a long time. Big fan of laminators
Over 100 songs already now on my 2025 playlist inc new stuff from f5ve, food house, Chloe Qisha and more open.spotify.com/playlist/3Mx...
2025
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March 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Over 100 songs already now on my 2025 playlist inc new stuff from f5ve, food house, Chloe Qisha and more open.spotify.com/playlist/3Mx...
Genuinely harrowingly bad. First time I’ve ever given up on a packet of crisps
February 28, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Genuinely harrowingly bad. First time I’ve ever given up on a packet of crisps
New issue of @readdork.com is here and amongst 5 amazing covers is my profile of pop legend Olly Alexander. This might be my fave interview I’ve ever done. Details on how to read etc etc here readdork.com/news/dork-ma...
Introducing the March 2025 edition of Dork, with Olly Alexander, Julien Baker & TORRES, James Marriott, Divorce, Spiritbox and more
Plus Biig Piig! Heartworms! Hope Tala! Manic Street Preachers! Rizzle Kicks! The Wombats! More!
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February 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
New issue of @readdork.com is here and amongst 5 amazing covers is my profile of pop legend Olly Alexander. This might be my fave interview I’ve ever done. Details on how to read etc etc here readdork.com/news/dork-ma...
I’m thrilled to start the year off with a big cover feature with Victoria Canal for the new issue of @readdork.com it was a really illuminating chat and the photos+design are so good. All details here readdork.com/news/dork-fe...
Introducing the February 2025 edition of Dork, with Inhaler, Antony Szmierek, Victoria Canal and more
Plus Lambrini Girls! Rose Gray! L.S. Dunes! More!
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January 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I’m thrilled to start the year off with a big cover feature with Victoria Canal for the new issue of @readdork.com it was a really illuminating chat and the photos+design are so good. All details here readdork.com/news/dork-fe...
2025 edition of my rolling new music playlist is here open.spotify.com/playlist/3Mx...
2025
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January 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
2025 edition of my rolling new music playlist is here open.spotify.com/playlist/3Mx...
Regular reminder for start of yr that I’m open to any+all commissions for any music writing, bios, reviews, interviews etc etc, esp as well if it’s retro content. I wanna get into some of that. Oh, and if you want someone to talk about music I love some podcast action. DMs open
January 7, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Regular reminder for start of yr that I’m open to any+all commissions for any music writing, bios, reviews, interviews etc etc, esp as well if it’s retro content. I wanna get into some of that. Oh, and if you want someone to talk about music I love some podcast action. DMs open
Brand new podcast to see out 2024 where myself and my good friend Abi break down the year in pop via the number one singles of the year. Big stars, new stars, some flopping stars and some incredible singles. Please enjoy Chart Attack podcasts 2024 special open.spotify.com/episode/06Hf...
Xmas Special 2024: The Big 2024 Chart Review
Chart Attack · Episode
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December 31, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Brand new podcast to see out 2024 where myself and my good friend Abi break down the year in pop via the number one singles of the year. Big stars, new stars, some flopping stars and some incredible singles. Please enjoy Chart Attack podcasts 2024 special open.spotify.com/episode/06Hf...
Little Simz has come through with the 548th and probably final good song of the year to add to my 2024 playlist. I can’t be bothered putting it in any order so here’s the whole thing in chronological order. The story of a good year for pop open.spotify.com/playlist/01a...
2024
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December 30, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Little Simz has come through with the 548th and probably final good song of the year to add to my 2024 playlist. I can’t be bothered putting it in any order so here’s the whole thing in chronological order. The story of a good year for pop open.spotify.com/playlist/01a...
I’ve written a decent amount this year I’m happy with but I think my fave piece is this big and long cover feature with @agcook404 for @readdork It was nice to have this focused on him and not what’s it like working with Charli etc etc readdork.com/features/a-g...
A. G. Cook: "I see the lineage of Geri Halliwell wearing the Union Jack dress, Tony Blair and the Teletubbies" | Dork
A. G. Cook's latest project, ‘Britpop’, blurs genre boundaries, exploring the essence and future of pop through a blend of nostalgia, innovation, and a deep dive into British cultural identity.
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December 30, 2024 at 4:00 PM
I’ve written a decent amount this year I’m happy with but I think my fave piece is this big and long cover feature with @agcook404 for @readdork It was nice to have this focused on him and not what’s it like working with Charli etc etc readdork.com/features/a-g...
Waxahatchee’s Tigers Blood is one of the albums of the year and back in March I had a lovely chat with Katie all about it for @readdork readdork.com/features/wax...
Waxahatchee: "I spend so much time thinking about how different I am that I don't ever really think about how I'm the same" | Dork
Examining her 30s with the help of a few new pals, Waxahatchee has come roaring back with an assured new album that’s brimming with confidence.
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December 26, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Waxahatchee’s Tigers Blood is one of the albums of the year and back in March I had a lovely chat with Katie all about it for @readdork readdork.com/features/wax...
Final piece of writing for 2024 done and submitted. 24 artist interviews. 6 cover features. Thousands of incorrectly used commas. It’s been a good year writing wise. Thanks to all the pop legends I’ve spoken to this year
December 17, 2024 at 11:45 PM
Final piece of writing for 2024 done and submitted. 24 artist interviews. 6 cover features. Thousands of incorrectly used commas. It’s been a good year writing wise. Thanks to all the pop legends I’ve spoken to this year
More importantly than my writing though all these cover features have beautiful design by @stephenackroyd.readdork.com +amazing photography by people like Sarah Louise Bennett on this one
I’ve done 6 @readdork.com magazine cover features this year so might as well post a thread of them because what is a new social platform if not for shameless self promotion. Starting with a really fun time with Caity Baser readdork.com/features/cai...
Caity Baser: "I'm not a Taylor Swift just yet; one day, I will be" | Dork
With her new mixtape ‘Still Learning’, Caity Baser is embracing the crazy side of pop. From hyperactive chaos to introspective brilliance, her path to Main Pop Character looks set.
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December 15, 2024 at 9:15 AM
More importantly than my writing though all these cover features have beautiful design by @stephenackroyd.readdork.com +amazing photography by people like Sarah Louise Bennett on this one
Next up is Remi Wolf who has one of the albums of the year (inside journo detail, this is first interview I’ve ever done where my phone overheated so much it almost died, perils of doing zoom calls in a car deep in summer) readdork.com/features/rem...
Remi Wolf is the pop star we deserve: "I never questioned it. I let my freak flag fly" | Dork
On her second album ‘Big Ideas’, Remi Wolf dives head-first into a whirlwind of emotions and experiences, crafting a genre-bending masterpiece that showcases just why she’s one of the very best pop st...
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December 15, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Next up is Remi Wolf who has one of the albums of the year (inside journo detail, this is first interview I’ve ever done where my phone overheated so much it almost died, perils of doing zoom calls in a car deep in summer) readdork.com/features/rem...
I’ve done 6 @readdork.com magazine cover features this year so might as well post a thread of them because what is a new social platform if not for shameless self promotion. Starting with a really fun time with Caity Baser readdork.com/features/cai...
Caity Baser: "I'm not a Taylor Swift just yet; one day, I will be" | Dork
With her new mixtape ‘Still Learning’, Caity Baser is embracing the crazy side of pop. From hyperactive chaos to introspective brilliance, her path to Main Pop Character looks set.
readdork.com
December 15, 2024 at 9:08 AM
I’ve done 6 @readdork.com magazine cover features this year so might as well post a thread of them because what is a new social platform if not for shameless self promotion. Starting with a really fun time with Caity Baser readdork.com/features/cai...
Can’t remember a year when this wasn’t in my top songs playlist
December 13, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Can’t remember a year when this wasn’t in my top songs playlist
I had a lovely chat with Mallrat who has a very good album coming next year
Aussie alt-popster Mallrat is breaking boundaries and having fun with her new album, 'Light Hit My Face Like A Straight Right’.
Read the latest cover feature for our New Music Friday edit PLAY.
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Read the latest cover feature for our New Music Friday edit PLAY.
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December 8, 2024 at 12:58 PM
I had a lovely chat with Mallrat who has a very good album coming next year
Most obviously predicated year I’ve ever had
December 4, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Most obviously predicated year I’ve ever had
I reviewed the final night of Charli xcx’s big brat arena tour in Glasgow last night for @clashmusic.com amazing obvs www.clashmusic.com/live/live-re...
Live Report: Charli xcx - OVO Hydro, Glasgow | Live | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews
“This was by no means a long tour” says Charli xcx as she addresses the audience in Glasgow at the final show of her celebratory brat arena tour. “Four
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December 3, 2024 at 6:51 PM
I reviewed the final night of Charli xcx’s big brat arena tour in Glasgow last night for @clashmusic.com amazing obvs www.clashmusic.com/live/live-re...
Charli XCX in Glasgow on a completely different level to any other pop show I’ve seen. Viscerally thrilling, incredible energy. A unique atmosphere. So good
December 2, 2024 at 11:04 PM
Charli XCX in Glasgow on a completely different level to any other pop show I’ve seen. Viscerally thrilling, incredible energy. A unique atmosphere. So good
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HRRRNK! Our HUGE end of year double issue - featuring the Hype List 2025 - is available NOW. Packed with the best new talent for the year ahead, you can grab a copy and find out more here.
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November 29, 2024 at 1:00 PM
HRRRNK! Our HUGE end of year double issue - featuring the Hype List 2025 - is available NOW. Packed with the best new talent for the year ahead, you can grab a copy and find out more here.
readdork.com/news/dork-de...
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