Trevor Powers is an American musician from Boise, Idaho. Powers was active as Youth Lagoon from 2010 up until he formally retired the project in 2016. Powers announced his return with his new self-titled project in May of 2018. Powers' music has been described as electronic and experimental with elements of pop.
As Youth Lagoon
Powers was active as Youth Lagoon from 2010 to 2016. Youth Lagoon's music was described as neo-psychedelia, and included elements of Americana and experimental. Youth Lagoon's debut album, The Year of Hibernation, was released on Fat Possum Records on September 27, 2011. Based on minimalism and hypnotic ambience melded with atmospheric and electronic elements, the debut explored themes such as psychological dysphoria and mental distress. Powers' second album, Wondrous Bughouse, was released on March 5, 2013 by Fat Possum. It was spawned from what he described as "becoming more fascinated with the human psyche and where the spiritual meets the physical world." During the time he composed the album, Powers became intrigued with the metaphysical universe and blending those ideas with pop music. Powers' tour in support of Wondrous Bughouse was cut short due to the death of a close friend. On November 12, 2014, Powers announced, via Twitter, that writing for his third album had been finished. Recording started in January 2015. The July 10, 2015 release of "The Knower", a free single-sided 7" single, marked the announcement of his third album, Savage Hills Ballroom, released on September 25, 2015. In July 2015, Youth Lagoon announced a US tour in support of Savage Hills Ballroom. On February 1, 2016, Powers announced on Twitter that his Youth Lagoon project was concluding.
Under his own name
On May 2, 2018, Powers announced his return to music by issuing a personal letter along with the single "Playwright", his first song release since 2015. The letter elaborated on Power's self-titled project, highlighting the project as a new work. On May 20, he announced that he would release his first album under his own name, Mulberry Violence, in late 2018. Powers released two more singles from the forthcoming album, "Ache" and "Plaster Saint" with a newly penned letter providing more insight into the project:
