Trevor Powers ( born Trevor Powers ; March 18, 1989 , San Diego , California , USA ) is an American singer and multi-instrumentalist playing under the pseudonym Youth Lagoon . By his own admission, he was influenced by the music of Cocteau Twins , especially their album Treasure [1] .
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| Full name | Trevor Powers |
| Date of Birth | March 18, 1989 (30 years old) |
| Place of Birth | San Diego California |
| A country |  USA |
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| Genres | low fi , dream pop , psychedelic pop , avant-garde |
| Labels | Fatossum |
Content
- 1 Biography and career
- 2 Discography
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Biography and career
Powers was born in San Diego and raised in Boise. [2] In 2010, he studied English literature [3] at Boise State University , and between classes he composed songs and attended a music school [4] . In January 2011, during the winter holidays, he recorded material for a future album at his friend’s home studio [5] , sound engineer Jeremy Park [6], and in May 2011 [4] published the single “July” on Bandcamp [1] . The song received the title of best new track on the Pitchfork website [7] , and soon the musician signed a contract for two albums with the record label Fat Possum [4] . The debut album The Year of Hibernation was released on September 27, 2011 [7] . In the same month, Youth Lagoon quit university and worked at Urban Outfitters , deciding to seriously study music, and went on his first concert tour with guitarist Logan Hyde [3] .
The Year of Hibernation received positive reviews from critics [8] and finished eighth in the Top Heatseekers chart [9] . He entered the list of the best albums of the year according to the Pitchfork Internet portal [10] , which also noted the video clip for the Montana song, shot by director Tyler T. Williams [11] .
In 2012 he toured North America with Smith Westerns and Porcelain Raft [12] .
On March 5, 2013, the second full-length release Wondrous Bughouse was released on the same Fat Possum label, the album received positive reviews from critics. Pitchfork ranked him Best New Music with a rating of 8.7 [13] .
Discography
- The Year of Hibernation (2011)
- Wondrous Bughouse (2013)
- Savage Hills Ballroom (2015)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Breihan, Tom. Rising: Youth Lagoon . Pitchfork (August 1, 2011). Date of treatment January 7, 2012. Archived on September 8, 2012.
- ↑ Montana // Youth Lagoon . Arcade44 (September 22, 2011). Date of treatment January 8, 2012. Archived on September 8, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Goodman, William. Youth Lagoon's Breakout Pop . Spin.com (September 20, 2011). Date of treatment January 8, 2012. Archived on September 8, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Phares, Heather. Youth Lagoon - Biography . Allmusic . Rovi . Date of treatment January 7, 2012. Archived on September 8, 2012.
- ↑ Norris, John. The Boy from Boise: Youth Lagoon Comes Out of Hibernation // Interview .
- ↑ Interview: Youth Lagoon (inaccessible link) . Beat Of Travel (October 13, 2011). Date of treatment January 8, 2012. Archived May 31, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Breihan, Tom. Youth Lagoon Signs to Fat Possum, Readies Album . Pitchfork (July 7, 2011). Date of treatment January 7, 2012. Archived on September 8, 2012.
- ↑ The Year of Hibernation . Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Date of treatment January 8, 2012. Archived on September 8, 2012.
- ↑ The Year of Hibernation - Youth Lagoon> Charts & Awards . Allmusic . Rovi. Date of treatment January 8, 2012. Archived on September 8, 2012.
- ↑ The Top 50 Albums of 2011 . Pitchfork (December 15, 2011). Date of treatment January 8, 2012. Archived on September 8, 2012.
- ↑ The Top Music Videos of 2011 . Pitchfork (October 13, 2011). Date of treatment January 8, 2012. Archived on September 8, 2012.
- ↑ Young, Alex. Porcelain Raft teams up with Youth Lagoon for 2012 tour dates . Consequence of Sound (January 13, 2012). Date of treatment March 17, 2012. Archived September 15, 2012.
- ↑ Cohen, Ian. Wondrous Bughouse ( inaccessible link) . Pitchfork (March 4, 2013). Archived March 4, 2013.
Links
- Page on Fat Possum label website