The Youngers – Official Bio (2025)

Hailing from Pennsylvania, The Youngers are an indie rock band rooted in classic American songwriting, blending harmony vocals, guitar-driven arrangements, and timeless storytelling with a modern alternative edge. Since forming in 1999, the band has built a sound that moves easily between indie rock, AAA, and Americana audiences.

Their 2022 album Nashville Again marked a major milestone, climbing to #2 on the Roots Rock Chart and spending four months on the Americana Chart, earning the band a coveted appearance at MerleFest 2023.

In 2024, The Youngers entered Wilco’s legendary Loft studio in Chicago to record their fifth full-length album, Dreaming (2025), produced and engineered by Tom Schick (Wilco, Mavis Staples). The album expands the band’s palette with cinematic textures, lush harmonies, and a clear indie rock focus while honoring their American songwriting roots.

The Youngers have performed at MerleFest, DelFest, Musikfest, and Levon Helm’s Midnight Ramble, sharing stages with Levon Helm, Marty Stuart, Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters, and others. Their live shows are dynamic and harmony-rich, featuring lap steel, mandolin, upright bass, baritone, twelve-string, and six-string guitars.

As Calvin Powers of Americana Music Show notes, “The Youngers infuse every note with foot-tapping, highway-ready vibes and a touch of in-your-face attitude.”

Their music has been featured on NPR, SiriusXM, WMOT (Nashville), WNCW (Asheville), and Cowboy Jack Clement’s Radio Show, with coverage from Relix Magazine, Vintage Guitar Magazine, and The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Whether on record or on stage, The Youngers deliver indie rock with American roots — music built to move both heart and highway.

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Press Highlights – The Youngers

What they’re saying about The Youngers

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“Notobartolo continues to write with plainspoken eloquence about folks facing tough times.”
— Nick Cristiano, The Philadelphia Inquirer

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“A combination of country, rock, and ringing guitars so deft you’d be hard-pressed not to hum the verses and sing the chorus their second time around.”
— Hyperbolium

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“Their style is both unique and reminiscent of some of the greatest rock and roll of our time—timeless and groundbreaking.”
— John Carter Cash

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“The Youngers represent what real Americana music is all about—solid sing-along anthems, solid songwriting, solid stories, and a believable lead vocal.”
— Robyn Gatsby, Fire Drills

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“The Youngers bring together hard-driving rock, alt-country, and a hint of bluegrass, along with clever, heartfelt lyrics… in other words, they represent the best in Americana today. They’re great live, and they’re great in the studio.”
— Martin Anderson, Music Director & Mid-Day Host, WNCW

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“Ranging from indie blues rock that sounds like it came from Sun Studios, to sunny indie rock that would make Tom Petty proud, to good twangy Gram Parsons-inspired country rock, The Youngers never miss a beat—lots of foot-tapping, drive-down-the-highway sounds, and just a little bit of in-your-face attitude.”
— Calvin Powers, Americana Music Show