Youth Lagoon

Youth Lagoon is the outlet for Boise, Idaho's Trevor Powers' most personal hopes and fears, which he sets to dreamy yet tenacious lo-fi pop. After releasing three albums, Powers ended the project for a time in 2016, but he returned rejuvenated in 2023 with his fourth full-length, Heaven Is a Junkyard, an Americana-tinged reading of his songwriting centered around his vocals and upright piano. He re-expanded his sonic palette with full arrangements including hazy synths for 2025's Rarely Do I Dream, a dreamy and writerly album inspired after coming across a box of home movies f...