Young Pop Renegades is a project started by Matthew Parker to bring together some of the most underrated independent artists in pop. Their debut compilation “Young Pop Renegades 2021: Origin” featured Matthew, Sam Bowman, Sajan Nauriyal, Jacob Stanifer, Xander Sallows, JSteph, Ben Lawrence, Matías Ruíz, Neon Feather, and Nitro X.

In January 2023, many of the artists met up in person for the first time, spending 3 days in Nashville writing music for what would become their second compilation, “Young Pop Renegades Vol. 2”. The album would feature new music from most of the artists on the 2021 compilation, plus newcomers CieMie, Mykyl, GLADDEN, Logan Martin and Ike Smith.