Youth Lagoon, the celebrated indie project of Idaho-based artist Trevor Powers, confronts death with open arms on “Speed Freak,” the first offering from, Rarely Do I Dream, out Feb. 21 via Fat Possum. In a statement Powers said the new song was borne out of a thought he had of …
Read More »Youth Lagoon Interrogates His Understanding of Failure on New Single 'Football'
It’s peak resolution season and Youth Lagoon left the notion of ultimate failure in 2023. On “Football,” the latest single from Trevor Powers’ solo project, the musician rejects an all-or-nothing approach to success and insists that any effort must count for something. “‘Football’ is really a celebration of failure,” Powers …
Read More »Trevor Powers Had to Face His Biggest Fears to Bring Back Youth Lagoon
Seven years ago, Trevor Powers cut the cord on Youth Lagoon. In 2011, the Boise native, 22 at the time, had shared his celestial, entrancing dream-pop debut, The Year of Hibernation, with the world, swiftly scoring him Tumblr-era indie reverence. Powers released two more records as Youth Lagoon, the last …
Read More »Youth Lagoon Returns After Seven Years With New Song From 'Heaven Is a Junkyard' LP
Seven years ago, indie musician Trevor Powers announced the end of his project Youth Lagoon, under which he released three studio albums. “There is nothing left to say through Youth Lagoon,” he said at the time. “It will exist no more.” Now, Powers has turned the microphone on once again. …
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