Singular Artists proudly presents Youth Lagoon live at Whelans, Dublin 16th November 2023. Tickets are available from www.singularartists.ie on 12th May at 9am.
Youth Lagoon is amidst “a striking reclamation of artistic identity” (Pitchfork). Today, the cherished project of Trevor Powers presents “Prizefighter,” the new single/video from his forthcoming album (and Youth Lagoon’s first in eight years), Heaven Is a Junkyard, out June 9th on Fat Possum, and announces a massive tour of North America. Following lead single, “Idaho Alien,” “one of Powers’ best feats of songwriting to date”(Paste), “Prizefighter” explores the bond between two brothers, leaving undefined what is fact and what is fiction. Powers explains:
4 years ago, I started writing a song about brothers. I grew up with 3 of them, so our house was doomsday but with more sugar cereal. Our love was strong and so was our barbarity. It was real joy — the kind you didn't have to look for cuz it smacked you in the face or pushed you off the bed into a file cabinet. Beyond that, we were homeschooled. 4 weirdos home all day who adored each other and hated each other and played baseball everyday in the backyard and threw rocks at each other's heads and laughed 'till we threw up. Our bond is forever. That song I started those years ago meant too much to me to finish. I was scared of it. Scared of not making it great... so I tabled it.
A couple weeks before leaving to make the record, I went through some old voice memos while watching a VHS of Drugstore Cowboy. I listened to that 30-second sketch called “Prizefighter.” It was like an angel fell from the sky to tell me how to finish it. "Don't make it great," she said. "Make it true." I finished the song in 2 days.
“Prizefighter” is accompanied by a stunning black-and-white video directed by Tyler T. Williams.
This summer, Youth Lagoon will embark on a North American tour, marking his first tour here in eight years. Powers’ tour of North America will include a performance at Pitchfork Music Festival, and include stops in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and more. He’ll play music from his entire catalog. Full dates are listed below with artist and Spotify pre-sales beginning Wednesday, April 5th at 10am local time, and general on-sale on Friday, April 7th at 10am local time.
DOORS: 7PM
SHOW: 8PM
CURFEW: 10.30PM