Heaven Is a Junkyard

Trevor Powers has long shown a penchant for reinvention, but his first album as Youth Lagoon in eight years feels like a homecoming; he’s never sounded so confident or at peace with himself.

After a strong run between 2010 and 2016, Idaho-bred musician Trevor Powers temporarily ceased making music as Youth Lagoon, the nostalgic and psychedelically tinged bedroom pop project with which he'd created three critically acclaimed albums.

Before Youth Lagoon was put on hiatus, Trevor Powers' dream pop project was defined by its ethereal intangibility. It possessed a sound and...

Youth Lagoon reaches a new level of accomplishment with 'Heaven Is a Junkyard'. The downbeat topics underscore a fallen world but also one that can be redeemed.

Heaven Is a Junkyard by Youth Lagoon album review by Greg Walker. The singer/songwriter's full-length is now available via Fat Possum Records

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