Wondrous Bughouse - Album Review
Youth Lagoon follows his heartfelt 2011 debut The Year of Hibernation with an album that is bigger, bolder, and more emotionally resonant, thanks to production from Ben Allen. Trevor Powers' project is...
View ArticlePhotos: Youth Lagoon in New York - News
Youth Lagoon hit New York's Bowery Ballroom last night on tour in support of the recently released Wondrous Bughouse. Brooklyn-based songwriter Eddi Front opened. Pitchfork contributer Ebru Yildiz was...
View ArticleWatch: Youth Lagoon Perform "Dropla" for Pitchfork.tv - News
Today, Pitchfork.tv presents an intimate session with Youth Lagoon. Watch as Trevor Powers and his band perform the Wondrous Bughouse track "Dropla".
View ArticleWatch: Youth Lagoon Perform "Attic Doctor" for Pitchfork.tv - News
Today, Pitchfork.tv presents another intimate session from Youth Lagoon. Following their performance of "Dropla", watch as Trevor Powers and his band perform the Wondrous Bughouse track "Attic Doctor".
View ArticleOvertones: Imperfect From Now On - Feature
Built to Spill leader Doug Martsch talks about how his liquid guitar tone was the result of utter failure in the first installment of Overtones, a new column by Jayson Greene that examines how certain...
View ArticleWatch: Youth Lagoon's "Mute" Video Is a Supernatural Adventure - News
Youth Lagoon's Trevor Powers has shared the new video for "Mute", from his album Wondrous Bughouse. Directed by Tyler T. Williams (who also directed the clips for "July" and "Montana"), it follows the...
View ArticleVideo: Youth Lagoon: "Raspberry Cane" - News
Youth Lagoon's Trevor Powers certainly has a penchant for the supernatural. His previous video for "Mute" showed a skateboarder entering a different reality. The latest Wondrous Bughouse video, this...
View ArticleWatch Youth Lagoon's Pitchfork Festival Paris Set - News
Photo by Tom SprayPitchfork.tv is proud to present video from this year's Pitchfork Music Festival Paris, made in conjunction with La Blogothèque. Watch Youth Lagoon's entire 53-minute set at Grande...
View ArticleListen: Youth Lagoon: "Worms" - News
[placeholder:mediastore.audiofile.9133]Lefse is readying a compilation called The Space Project, for which they gave 14 artists recordings from space to use in songs. One of those artists was Trevor...
View ArticleYouth Lagoon To Release New Single For Free in Record Stores - News
Youth Lagoon has announced on his Facebook page that he plans on releasing a single at select record stores worldwide tomorrow. The single, which comes out officially on July 10, appears to be called...
View ArticleYouth Lagoon Announces New Album Savage Hills Ballroom - News
Youth Lagoon released free 7" singles containing new song "The Knower" today at select record stores. The 7" features a handwritten URL which leads to this website, announcing Savage Hills Ballroom,...
View ArticleYouth Lagoon Details Savage Hills Ballroom, Shares "The Knower" - News
Youth Lagoon, aka Trevor Powers, has shared more details about his forthcoming record Savage Hills Ballroom, the ten-track follow up to 2013's Wondrous Bughouse. The new record is due out September 25...
View Article"The Knower" - Track
A casual listener could be forgiven for missing Youth Lagoon's dark streak. Trevor Powers presents with a fragile voice, wide-eyed promo shots, fantastical album titles, and right, the name "Youth...
View ArticleYouth Lagoon Announces Tour - News
Youth Lagoon, aka Trevor Powers, is preparing to release Savage Hills Ballroom, the follow-up to 2013's Wondrous Bughouse, on September 25 via Fat Possum. In the weeks preceding and following the...
View ArticleYouth Lagoon Hangs Out With a Masked Man in "Highway Patrol Stun Gun" Video -...
Youth Lagoon, aka Trevor Powers, has shared a video for "Highway Patrol Stun Gun", another cut off his forthcoming album Savage Hills Ballroom. Directed by Kendy Ty, the video sees Powers wandering...
View ArticleYouth Lagoon Shares "Rotten Human" - News
Youth Lagoon, aka Trevor Powers, is gearing up to release his new album Savage Hills Ballroom on September 25 via Fat Possum. Today, he's shared "Rotten Human", another cut from the forthcoming LP. It...
View ArticleSavage Hills Ballroom - Album Review
The piercing clarityof Youth Lagoon’s third album, Savage Hills Ballroom, feels like a reaction to the muffled bedroom ambience and warped kaleidoscopism that defined Trevor Powers' earlier...
View ArticleA Woman Sets Her Retirement Home Ablaze in Youth Lagoon's Animated "The...
Youth Lagoon, aka Trevor Powers, recently released his latest album, Savage Hills Ballroom. Today, he's shared a stunning CGI clip for "The Knower", which is set at the "Savage Hills Retirement Home"....
View ArticleYouth Lagoon Covers the Sundays' "Here's Where the Story Ends" - News
Last month, Youth Lagoon, aka Trevor Powers, dropped his new album Savage Hills Ballroom. Powers recently stopped by Sirius XMU and performed a cover of the Sundays' "Here's Where The Story Ends",...
View ArticleYouth Lagoon Shares Non-Album Track "I've Seen" - News
Youth Lagoon, aka Trevor Powers, has shared a new track that he recorded after the sessions for his recent album Savage Hills Ballroom. It's called "I've Seen". Listen to it above and read what Powers...
View ArticleYouth Lagoon Share "Rotten Human" Video - News
Youth Lagoon, aka Trevor Powers, recently released his album Savage Hills Ballroom. Today, he's shared a video for "Rotten Human." It's directed by Patrick Blades and stars Daytona Williams, who spends...
View ArticleYouth Lagoon Calls It Quits - News
Youth Lagoon has called it quits after three albums. In a message posted to Twitter, Trevor Powers wrote "there is nothing left to say through Youth Lagoon. It will exist no more."Read his full...
View ArticleYouth Lagoon Extend Tour - News
Trevor Powers and company have added more dates to Youth Lagoon's tour itinerary. The tour includes a series of dates with Pure X and a series of festivals, including Pygmalion, Laneway Detroit,...
View ArticleLists & Guides: The Top 100 Tracks of 2013 - Feature
Presenting our favorite songs of the year: from the chaos of Perfect Pussy to the smoothness of Rhye, from Los Angeles' Haim to New York's Vampire Weekend, from Disclosure's modern house to Daft Punk's...
View ArticleLists & Guides: The 50 Best Indie Rock Albums of the Pacific Northwest - Feature
From Bikini Kill to Elliott Smith, the records that withstand the rain
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