Young Heavy Souls

Young Heavy Souls Independent Record Label Young Heavy Souls is an independent record label and music publisher established in 2011 and currently based in Detroit, MI.

Influenced by the region’s signature sounds, YHS embraces a wide sampling of hip-hop, indie and electronic sub-genres. Releasing music in both digital and physical formats, YHS currently represents a large roster of artists, and a catalog of over 250 songs. Inspired by musician-owned record labels such as Stones Throw, Def Jux, and Ninja Tune, Young Heavy Souls founder Matt Black worked to assembl

e a group of versatile and experimental musicians for the label’s initial roster. YHS was born with the intention of helping under-promoted artists build their brands, share knowledge and grow together as musicians. In 2013, the label moved from it’s West Michigan home in Kalamazoo to Detroit and began to integrate with the flourishing creative scene in the city. As the label’s catalog grew, YHS began its venture into music licensing and has since had music placed with ABC, Hulu, Converse, GoPro, Bravo Network, PBS and more. Nurturing a love for music in physical formats, YHS Records increased its cassette and vinyl output in 2016. This included teaming up with Eliot Lipp for the release of his album Come To Life on vinyl, and working with veteran producers Blockhead and Mux Mool to reissue their albums Uncle Tony’s Coloring Book and Implied Lines respectively. While the label continued to build out it’s catalog with reissues, the team remained focused on developing new artists and discovering new talent.

04/17/2025

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04/16/2025

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Happy Record Store Day
04/12/2025

Happy Record Store Day

YHS Records Summer Sale: Buy 2 Get 1 Free!This site wide sale includes vinyl, cassettes, CDs and apparel. It even applie...
07/18/2024

YHS Records Summer Sale: Buy 2 Get 1 Free!

This site wide sale includes vinyl, cassettes, CDs and apparel. It even applies to our new bundle options!

Be sure to check out what’s new and back in stock

01/23/2024
As we wrap up 2023, Young Heavy Souls, Inc. is reflecting on another year of fruitful collaboration, creative expression...
01/03/2024

As we wrap up 2023, Young Heavy Souls, Inc. is reflecting on another year of fruitful collaboration, creative expression, and daring expansion. Join us on last year’s sonic odyssey, from beats to pop, rock, hip-hop, and back! Link in bio.

Happy New Year! Enjoy 23% off 2023 releases, including Lipphead's 'From The Back,' Fat Jon's 'Lightweight Heavy,' as wel...
01/03/2024

Happy New Year! Enjoy 23% off 2023 releases, including Lipphead's 'From The Back,' Fat Jon's 'Lightweight Heavy,' as well as releases by Zilched, Wing Vilma, Jaws That Bite, Chase Dobson, Naturally Digital, and Ugly Flannel, over on YHS Records.

Discount automatically applied at checkout.
Offer expires this Sunday at midnight.

https://yhsrecords.com/collections/yhs-2023

As we wrap up 2023, Young Heavy Souls is reflecting on another year of fruitful collaboration, creative expression, and ...
01/03/2024

As we wrap up 2023, Young Heavy Souls is reflecting on another year of fruitful collaboration, creative expression, and daring expansion. Join us on last year's sonic odyssey, from beats to pop, rock, hip-hop, and back!

As we wrap up 2023, Young Heavy Souls is reflecting on another year of fruitful collaboration, creative expression, and daring expansion. 2023 was full of new challenges and even more new opportunities, and we are incredibly proud of how our community has championed us and our talented roster of

"Wing Vilma says her track 'was written as a kind of meditation on finding joy at the last second of the final golden li...
12/07/2023

"Wing Vilma says her track 'was written as a kind of meditation on finding joy at the last second of the final golden light of the day.' This is lofi synths offering joy, if not meditation." – Acid Ted on 'Orchid Forest'

I’m still in the mood for tunes to warm the cockles of your heart. Here’s Wing Vilma, and Mindless Meditation with two more warming but chilled tracks. Wing Vilma (Milly Coleman) has been around si…

YHS Records, the online record store and vinyl imprint of Young Heavy Souls, is offering amazing deals this Black Friday...
11/22/2023

YHS Records, the online record store and vinyl imprint of Young Heavy Souls, is offering amazing deals this Black Friday! Featuring a curated catalog of titles that span genre, moods and time – from Madlib to Miles Davis to the YHS Artists you know and love – enjoy up to 40% off your favorite albums on vinyl, CD, and cassette.

Offer valid through Monday, November 27th.

https://yhsrecords.com

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