Who’s @youngguv? He’s still underground, but everyone will know him soon. Right now, he only has 1500 followers, so we need to get this kid a checkmark as soon as possible. Here’s the rundown: He’s a white boy in a backwards snapback with fake Emoji neck tattoos. He’s a ripped bald kid fronting one of the most important and successful hardcore bands (Fucked Up) in Toronto history.

He’s a ghostwriter eating pasta as he pens al dente tunes for the likes of Sum 41, Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Swift, a few Canadian Idols, Snow, a slew of hardcore bands, Maroon 5 and one or two OVO affiliates. He’s a tortured artist turning down Katy Perry’s edits to his tunes because she didn’t like his babies as they were. He’s a child actor playing Ryan Gosling’s sexy little brother. Do I need to go on?@youngguv is Ben Cook, and he’s putting out an album, Ripe 4 Luv, on one of the greatest labels ever, Slumberland Records.

‘Seven-minute sax-laden lite-pop tune in the vein of latter-day Destroyer or Nicholas Krgovich’ – STEREOGUM

‘Had the purple one himself conjured up such magic we’d be hailing the return of a genius. Yeah, it’s that good’ – GOLD FLAKE PAINT