Youth Lagoon
I’m vibing on the new Youth Lagoon record pretty hard right now. Combination of reverb heavy vocals and fuzzed out beats makes me all emotional on the inside, and that’s a good thing. Sometimes I think we just need to feel more deeply and understand each other better, because the key to understanding is tolerance and the key to tolerance is belief in the beauty of justice. I’ve always maintained that if we give 180% in everything we do, all of the time, there’s no limit to what we can achieve. That’s not even an arbitrarily chosen percentage, that’s the scientifically determined amount of effort that will guarentee you a great outcome. Never give up, always remember to stay true to your emotions and let your heart guide you on the winds of your dreams. Because nothing can hold someone back when they fight with a tiger’s courage. We should all aspire to better things and live knowing that every day is just another opportunity to reflect in the magic of hope.
The band is the bedroom project of Trevor Powers who must surely blame his parents for ruining one of the toughest lastnames out there with a given name like Trevor. Missed opportunities I guess. Nonetheless, the early life setback was overcome last week as he released The Year of Hibernation to my critical acclaim. Being in love, going to college, heartache, it’s all in there, apparently. The beats are muted while vocals lilt above it all, kind of fragile, kind of awesome. In and out weave electric guitars and distorted piano lines but you’ll make sense of it and be all, “cool track bro” in no time. Start yourself off with Cannons and then have a listen to Posters, making sure you wait for the beat to kick in at 2:20.
Youth Lagoon – ‘Cannons’
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Youth Lagoon – ‘Posters’
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