Two posts within a week, who would have thought it. I'll be honest I've been off work sick for the past couple of days, and I'm quickly running out of TV to watch and the flat is looking immaculate, thanks to my new found status as a domestic god. With no TV or housework to catch up on, I went a bit mental catching up with a backlog of new(ish) music, and on the back of a glowing review from Pitchfork as well as just about every other music publication going, I got my hands on the debut LP from Trevor Powers who operates under the moniker of Youth Lagoon.
I'm going to keep this brief, as my sinuses feel like they're going to explode (feeling sorry for myself? Aye just a bit) but it's fair to say that The Year Of Hibernation is a fairly stunning piece of work. After only a handful of listens, I'm already completely immersed in it. For all the gorgeous and serene arrangements and catchy melodies, this a record born from anxiety and worry, "When I was 17, my mother said to me, don't stop imagining/the day that you do is the day that you die"he sings on "Seventeen". Lyrically it's powerful and astute throughout and the contrast of Powers' many insecurities and the upbeat, dreamy arrangements is the key to the record's success.
I also thought I would help Powers' cause of trying to get across, that despite what some reviews have said the record wasn't actually recorded in his bedroom:
"I've been trying to make this clear for months in interviews, but to those who still don't know, this album wasn't recorded in my bedroom, but at a close friend's house. I wrote all the songs and crafted them in my bedroom. But the album was recorded at my good friend Jeremy Park's home studio. He is a dear friend of mine and an excellent engineer ♥"
Regardless of where the record was born, Youth Lagoon has created a nostalgic, emotional and beautiful debut record.
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