Youth Lagoon
Youth Lagoon is the outlet for Boise, Idaho's Trevor Powers' most personal hopes and fears, which he set to dreamy yet tenacious lo-fi pop. After releasing three albums, Powers ended the project for a time in 2016, but he returned rejuvenated in 2023 with fourth full-length Heaven Is a Junkyard, an Americana-tinged reading of his songwriting centered around his vocals and upright piano.
Powers posted his first Youth Lagoon song online in May 2011, sparking buzz that resulted in a deal with Fat Possum Records. Arriving that September, his first album, The Year of Hibernation, dealt with psychological dysphoria. The more expansive Wondrous Bughouse, which drew comparisons to vintage Pink Floyd and the Flaming Lips and revolved around "the struggle between the physical and the spiritual world," was released in March 2013. Powers then decamped to England to work with co-producer Ali Chant at Toybox Studios in Bristol. The results became Savage Hills Ballroom, Youth Lagoon's third studio long-player, which saw release in 2015. On February 1, 2016, Powers announced the end of the Youth Lagoon project.
For the next few years, Powers released experimental tapes under his own name, including 2018's Mulberry Violence and 2020's Capricorn. In 2021, Powers was inspired to write new material that he eventually realized should be used to reactivate Youth Lagoon. The songs had elements of country and Americana mixed in with Powers' signature songwriting style, and many of the tunes were based around haunting piano as the core instrument. Powers recorded the new album, Heaven Is a Junkyard, with producer Rodaidh McDonald over a six-week period and released it in June of 2023.
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Discography
14 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Heaven Is a Junkyard
Alternative & Indie - Released by Fat Possum on 9 Jun 2023
Pitchfork: Best New Music24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Wondrous Bughouse
Alternative & Indie - Released by Fat Possum on 1 Dec 2016
Pitchfork: Best New Music16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Year of Hibernation
Alternative & Indie - Released by Fat Possum on 1 Dec 2016
Pitchfork: Best New Music16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Savage Hills Ballroom
Alternative & Indie - Released by Fat Possum on 25 Sep 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Playwright
Alternative & Indie - Released by Baby Halo on 3 May 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Mulberry Violence
Alternative & Indie - Released by Baby Halo on 17 Aug 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Year of Hibernation Bonus Tracks
Alternative & Indie - Released by Fat Possum on 28 Sep 2021
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Worms
Alternative & Indie - Released by Fat Possum on 24 Jan 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ache / Plaster Saint
Alternative & Indie - Released by Baby Halo on 31 May 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Kerry (Oliver Coates Rework)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Fat Possum on 1 Mar 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Clad In Skin / Squelch
Alternative & Indie - Released by Baby Halo on 31 Jul 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
XTQ Idol / Dicegame
Alternative & Indie - Released by Baby Halo on 27 Jun 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo