Youth Lagoon - "Ghost To Me"

“I just have too many things in my min­­d that haunt me”, Trevor Powers of Youth Lagoon responded in an interview with Fat Possum Records.  “It wasn't until I realized I was more than just music, that I was able to create music that means something to me-and that is Youth Lagoon”, Powers added.

Based out of Boise, Idaho, Trevor Powers manipulated his experiences to convey a true vulnerability in his lyrics by exposing his psychological dysphoria.

On September 27^th, Fat Possum Records released,The Year of Hibernation (2011).  This album transmits a dreamy, atmospheric, sound through its experimental genre.

Youth Lagoon - July from Tyler T Williams on Vimeo.

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WU LYF Breakup and Post One Last Song "Triumph"

WU LYF called it quits on Saturday the 24th and posted one last song titled "Triumph". This song was posted on youtube but later removed by the band, someone took the liberty of putting it on soundcloud so here you go.

Sufjan Stevens - Silver and Gold + Pitchfork.tv Sufjan Videos

But seriously Sufjan Stevens actually has a christmas album that has been hyped up with the hilarious videos put out by Pitchfork.tv.  This extremely long album contains 58 tracks to get your Christmas spirit on in Sufjan Stevens style. Also check out the hilarious pitchfork videos I posted below.

ELECTRONIC // "The Occident" - Andy Immerman

Video of the Day // Tame Impala - "Elephant"

Chill Stuff // Flying Lotus - Los Angeles

Flying Lotus - Los Angeles

Flying Lotus Live

Album of the Day // Active Child - You Are All I See

Active Child - You Are All I See

Active Child Live

Album of the Day // Doves - Some Cities

Song of the Day // "jasmine (demo)" - Jai Paul

Mac Demarco - 2

Love the old school feel of this album, doesn't get any more chill than this.

Nightlands - Covers - "Trouble" & "Big Louise"

Band from the record label Secretly Canadian, side project of The War On Drugs.  Love the bluesy pop feel of their songs.

Album of the Day // Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - It's A Corporate World

Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr has been one of my favorite bands for quite some time because of their different live setups, hilarious "Merica" apparel and their out of the box music that they have pushed out for the last 3 years.  The Detroit natives Joshua Epstein and Daniel Zott create a style that is "danceable without sacrificing anything in the songwriting department".  With their synthy vibes and reverb filled melodies they have been creating a style that has been attempted by many but not pulled off by others.  You can see some of their songs on this album like "Nothing But Our Love" "Vocal Chords" and "Simple Girl" on their older EP Horse Power.  Enjoy!

Video of the Week // Bon Iver at AIR Studios

Song/Video of the Day // "Mykonos" - Fleet Foxes

VIDEO OF THE WEEK // A Take Away Show // J. Tillman - "First Born"

A Take Away Show (LaBlogotheque) has some of the best live performances by artists including Fleet Foxes, Bon Iver, Arcade Fire, Grizzly Bear, Sufjan Stevens, Andrew Bird and many others.  I would really recommend checking them out.  Most of the videos are 4 or 5 years old so are from the beginnings of these artists huge futures.

LINK TO LABLOGOTHEQUE: https://www.youtube.com/user/LaBlogotheque/videos?sort=p&flow=grid&view=0

J. Tillman - "First Born" Take Away Show

FREE Album of the Day // Foxes in Fiction - Swung from The Branches (via Bandcamp)

Foxes in Fiction - Swung from The Branches