Mulberry Violence

AlbumAug 17 / 201810 songs, 36m 42s
Glitch Pop Art Pop
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As Youth Lagoon, Trevor Powers explored the psychedelic space between pop music and more experimental post-rock. For his first release under his own name, he’s chosen the latter path completely. Hooks and traditional compositions—often hidden or obscured in Youth Lagoon—are completely sublimated on *Mulberry Violence* to tense, industrial textures. Opener “XTQ Idol” wanders over sparse piano and trip-hop beats, with Powers’ vocals glitching out and shifting pitches. “Clad in Skin” incorporates clattering production and skronking sax into something that approaches a conventional song structure, but it all makes for darker, moodier atmospheres than Youth Lagoon ever conjured before.

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7.4 / 10

With Youth Lagoon in the rear-view, Trevor Powers remains a sure-handed sculptor of sound. His voice here surges to the fore, newly exposed and digitally treated.

An album full of malice and aggression.

7 / 10

You may be familiar with the work of Trevor Powers under the name Youth Lagoon. Having ended that project in 2016, Powers has revamped his s...

7 / 10

Trevor Powers made a string of albums with the moniker Youth Lagoon, 'Mulberry Violence' is his first under his own name - an LP of icy electronica.

7 / 10

In 2016, Trevor Powers retired his project Youth Lagoon because it had grown too confining, and he had done all he could within the expectations he set for...

8.0 / 10

Trevor Powers pushes pop to its absolute ends as he creates a genre of his own in the catchy yet quite abrasive 'Mulberry Violence' in our review.