This week sees another selection of releases to excite and intrigue. Here is a precis: Youth Lagoon – Heaven is a Junkyard An understated and enticing record of mutant Americana in a world of love, drugs, storytelling and miracles, held together by Trevor Powers’ voice and an upright piano. This is the Kit – Careful […]
Youth Lagoon premieres the second official music video from his sophomore LP ‘Wondrous Bughouse’ today, the Stephen McNally directed ‘Raspberry Cane’. Trevor Powers, whose stage name is Youth Lagoon, began writing his debut album ‘The Year of Hibernation’ in 2010. Based around the idea of psychological dysphoria, Powers tried to document the trails of his mind through […]
– GORILLA, MANCHESTER – Trevor Powers, aka Youth Lagoon, is a mystery unto himself. With Tim Burton-esque hair and a slight hunchback at age 23, this is the kind of guy who wanders down the street with a glass of wine in hand, dreaming up existential lyrics (kudos from a fellow wino). It’s not just […]
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ALBUM REVIEW – PROLAPSE: I WONDER WHEN THEY’RE GOING TO DESTROY YOUR FACE
INTERVIEW: MANCHESTER PSYCHFEST RETURNS - WE CATCH UP WITH PROMOTERS NOW WAVE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS YEAR'S EVENT
INTERVIEW - NERVES
ALBUM REVIEW - MARISSA NADLER: NEW RADIATIONS
ALBUM REVIEW - NO JOY: BUGLAND
ALBUM REVIEW - MGK: LOST AMERICANA
ALBUM REVIEW - THE THING: THE THING
ALBUM REVIEW - THE ROYSTON CLUB: SONGS FOR THE SPINE
ALBUM REVIEW - TEETHE: MAGIC OF THE SALE
INTERVIEW: PEA SEA - NEW ALBUM 'A PYKE OF PATINA SLATE' FEATURES COLLABORATIONS WITH PETER BREWIS (FIELD MUSIC) AND TOM ENGLISH (MAXIMO PARK)
