***TREVOR POWERS returns as YOUTH LAGOON following two solo albums recorded under his own name. With whispers of country, Heaven Is a Junkyard is mutant Americana in a world of love, drugs, storytelling, and miracles—held together by Powers’ voice and an upright piano. “Heaven Is a Junkyard is about all of us. It’s stories of brothers leaving for war, drunk fathers learning to hug, mothers falling in love, neighbors stealing mail, cowboys doing drugs, friends skipping school, me crying in the bathtub, dogs catching rabbits, and children playing in tall grass...”—Trevor Powers. Pressed on ultra clear vinyl.
LP COLOR $31.25
06/09/2023
***A tenth anniversary reissue of the Year of Hibernation album from YOUTH LAGOON. "Twenty-two year old TREVOR POWERS, whose musical venture is called Youth Lagoon, has had a long year. Not because he’s been endlessly touring or pursuing some wild dream, but because of life—the life of a kid going to college, being in love, dealing with heartache, and just living. Throughout the course of 2010, Powers began to write an album about things he had a hard time talking about. He claims that when he tries to talk about it to people, he doesn’t make sense. So he wrote an album about it entitled The Year of Hibernation. Powers explains, 'For my whole life I’ve dealt with extreme anxiety. Not anxiety about passing a test or somewhat normal things, but weird.. bizarre things. Things that only I know. I sometimes feel like I’m literally being eaten up inside. So I started writing these songs. Not just songs about my anxiety, but about my past and my present. Songs about memories, and all those feelings that those bring. I know that if I can be honest about what is inside my mind, there will be others that will be able to relate to it.' Although his music seems somewhat dreamy with the first listen, the lyrics show a different side to the matter. Hidden beneath the melodies is a voice that is eerie yet nostalgic. Powers claims his music is like letting people read his journal. 'I don’t think I...
2XLP $33.85
12/17/2021
***Received a 7.2 rating from Pitchfork. TREVOR POWERS, the Idaho musician known as YOUTH LAGOON, has found what used to be destructive is now what gives him life. While on tour throughout Europe, Powers received a phone call from home informing him that one of his closest friends had drowned in the local river. After canceling the tour and flying home for the funeral, the following months marked a defining shift in Powers’ approach to songwriting. “Just how entwined we are never truly hit me before that,” claims Powers. “We are all connected. Even strangers. Our existence is one dazzling pattern that repeats itself endlessly. What makes us distinct is our flaws. In our defects lies something great.” Youth Lagoon’s third album Savage Hills Ballroom is rooted in discomfort, rather than avoiding it. Influenced by society’s desire to exude a flawless existence, the album’s musical direction and visual aspects were conceived on Powers’ late-night walks through Idaho’s suburbs... (STREET DATE - 9/25/2015)
LP $26.95
09/25/2015
CD $14.25
09/25/2015
2XLP $30.50
09/25/2015
***BACK IN STOCK!!! Received an 8,7 Best New Music rating from Pitchfork. The anticipated new album from TREVOR POWERS as YOUTH LAGOON. Previous album, The Year of Hibernation, scanned over 35,000 copies. (STREET DATE - 3/05/2013)
CD $14.25
03/05/2013
2XLP $33.95
03/05/2013
***BACK IN STOCK!!! Received an 8.4 Best New Music rating from Pitchfork. Twenty-two year old TREVOR POWERS, whose musical venture is called YOUTH LAGOON, has had a long year. Not because he’s been endlessly touring or pursuing some wild dream, but because of life—the life of a kid going to college, being in love, dealing with heartache, and just living. Throughout the course of 2010, Powers began to write an album about things he had a hard time talking about. He claims that when he tries to talk about it to people, he doesn’t make sense. So he wrote an album about it entitled The Year of Hibernation. Powers explains, “For my whole life I’ve dealt with extreme anxiety. Not anxiety about passing a test or somewhat normal things, but weird.. bizarre things. Things that only I know. I sometimes feel like I’m literally being eaten up inside. So I started writing these songs. Not just songs about my anxiety, but about my past and my present. Songs about memories, and all those feelings that those bring. I know that if I can be honest about what is inside my mind, there will be others that will be able to relate to it.” Although his music seems somewhat dreamy with the first listen, the lyrics show a different side to the matter. Hidden beneath the melodies is a voice that is eerie yet nostalgic. Powers claims his music is like letting people read his journal. “I don’t think I could...
CD $14.25
11/08/2011
LP+7" $25.45
11/22/2011
LP+7 $26.95
11/22/2011