True fans of music spend countless hours searching for that next great song, album or artist, whether it be online or in a local record shop. The beautiful thing about music in today’s age is that technology has created an infinite supply of great music that is available to us at the click of a mouse. How perfect is that? We can discover a brand new artist on the opposite side of the globe in seconds without a radio or a music television channel. It only makes sense that a website so dedicated to this gorgeous...
Sit back, put on your headphones and spoil yourself with Youth Lagoon's beautiful new indie anthem "Mute". If you hadn't noticed, Trevor Powers has taken his music in a new direction from his reserved lo-fi debut, a brighter direction filled with optimistic textures. What remains the same is the raw emotion that Powers captures through the use of his sounds, although his new songs contain numerous layers to build off of. "Mute" is the second song that has been put out from Youth Lagoon's forthcoming album Wondrous...
A Quick Word from the Author: It's been raining pretty consistently the past week, ruining my plans to do everything and accelerating my agenda for doing nothing. Rain depresses me, at least in the winter time when everything's already fairly gloomy, but there's always music out there to take...
A Quick Word from the Author: It's been a wild past few weeks, and sparing the details, I'll have you know the majority of it was grand. That being said, it's good to be back in the saddle yet again, leaving dusty clouds of Indie haze everywhere I pass. With the return of the Sabbath comes...
"Mainly, I am stuck in a surf rock rut" introduces Logan Hyde seconds within of Zen Tiger's newest (potentially the first?) track. Zen Tiger is the alliance of Dale W. Eisinger and Hyde as both of them are currently touring with Youth Lagoon, supporting Powers' live band. Eisinger on the drums...
Below is the official music video for Youth Lagoon’s “July” from the band’s excellent 2011 debut LP The Year of Hibernation. Tyler T. Williams, who previously directed the band’s music video for “Montana”, reprises his role as director for “July” delivering a dark, eerie and...
The year is coming to a close, and in less than a week, 2011 will be no more than a memory. As we set our resolutions and prepare for the next chapter in our lives, many of us will be reflecting on the past year and the events that defined it - both for ourselves and society. For Earmilk,...
Yesterday, I was told "no one ever leaves Idaho." That same phrase is often repeated on rural states like Wisconsin or Indiana. Of course, with any saying or phrase, there are exceptions. We should all agree that Trevor Powers from Youth Lagoon is a wonderful exception from Idaho. Since the...