Youth Lagoon US Tour, Stream "Mute"

 

 
PRE ORDER "WONDROUS BUGHOUSE"

On Tour:
02-26 Missoula, MT - Badlander
02-27 Bozeman, MT - Filling Station
02-28 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
03-01 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
03-06 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
03-13-16 Austin, TX - SXSW
03-22 Boise, ID - Treefort Music Fest
04-12 Indio, CA - Coachella
04-19 Indio, CA - Coachella
04-21 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
04-22 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress 
04-24 Austin, TX - Mohawk
04-25 Dallas, TX - The Loft 
04-26 Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's 
04-27 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks 
04-28 Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree 
04-30 Orlando, FL - The Social 
05-01 Atlanta, GA - Terminal West 
05-02 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge 
05-03 Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle 
05-04 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle 
05-07 Northampton, MA - Pearl St. 
05-10 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer 
05-11 Columbia, MD - Sweet Life Festival 
05-13 Toronto, Ontario - Great Hall 
05-14 Columbus, OH - A&R Bar 
05-15 Chicago, IL - Metro 
05-16 Madison, WI - Majestic Theater 
05-17 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line 
05-22 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom 
05-23 Vancouver, British Columbia - Venue
05-24 Gorge, WA - Sasquatch! Fest
06-05 Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Center *
* with the National

Youth Lagoon Announces "Wondrous Bughouse", due March 5 Worldwide on Fat Possum

 
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 songs of minimalism and hypnotic ambiance.  Powers later described his writing process as "my mind communicating with me, not the other way around...it can take me to scary places but I've realized those bizarre thoughts I have don't define me."  After signing with Mississippi-based label Fat Possum Records in 2011, he toured much of the following year before going back into solitude to write.

Wondrous Bughouse, Powers' sophomore album (due March 5 worldwide via Fat Possum), was spawned from what he describes as "becoming more fascinated with the human psyche and where the spiritual meets the physical world."  During the time he wrote, Powers became intrigued with the metaphysical universe and blending those ideas with pop music.

"Youth Lagoon is something so personal to me because writing music is how I sort my thoughts, as well as where I transfer my fears," explains Powers.  "My mental state is usually pretty sporadic... a lot of this record was influenced by a fear of mortality but embracing it at the same time.  Realizing that human life is only great because it is temporary.  Experimenting with ideas about dimensions.  I'm not a gifted spear, so explaining things is difficult for me.  But music always makes sense."

01. Through Mind and Back
02. Mute
03. Attic Doctor
04. The Bath
05. Pelican Man
06. Dropla
07. Sleep Paralysis
08. Third Dystopia
09. Raspberry Cane
10. Daisyphobia

Youth Lagoon "July" Video

On tour:

01-16 Boise, ID - The Reef
01-19 Seattle, WA - Neumo  
01-20 Vancouver, British Columbia - Biltmore
01-21 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
02-18 Tokyo, Japan - Hostess Club Weekender
02-23 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
02-25 Paris, France - Point Ephemere
02-27 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique
03-02 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser
03-03 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
03-06 London, England - Electrowerkz
03-10 Salt Lake City - Urban Lounge
03-11 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
03-12 Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Music Hall
03-18 Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's
03-19 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
03-20 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder
03-21 Orlando, FL - The Social
03-22 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
03-23 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
03-24 Washington, DC - Rock N Roll Hotel
03-26 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
03-27 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
03-28 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
03-29 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs
03-30 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa
03-31 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
04-02 Indianapolis, IN - Radio Radio
04-03 St. Louis, MO - Firebird
04-04 Chicago, IL - Metro
04-05 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
04-08 Mexico City, Mexico - Indie O Fest
04-11 San Diego, CA - Porter's Pub
04-12 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
04-13 San Francisco, CA - The Independent

Youth Lagoon November Headline Tour

 
11-01 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill %
11-02 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo %
11-03 San Diego, CA - The Casbah %
11-04 Phoenix, AZ - The Crescent Ballroom %
11-06 Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture %
11-07 Austin, TX - Emo's %
11-08 Denton, TX - Dan's Silverleaf %
11-09 Oxford, MS - Cat's Purring Dude Ranch
11-10 Nashville, TN - The Basement %
11-11 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn %
11-12 Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall %
11-13 Washington, DC - The Red Palace %
11-14 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge %
11-15 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge %
11-16 Philadelphia, PA - Milkboy %
11-17 Cambridge, MA - TT The Bear's %
11-18 Montreal, Quebec - Il Motore %
11-19 Toronto, Ontario - The Garrison %
11-21 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon %
11-22 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall %
11-23 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry %
11-25 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge %
11-26 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court %

% with Young Magic