We can now see how perfectly titled Youth Lagoon’s debut, Year Of Hibernation, was with the way Trevor Powers burst forth from his sonic chrysalis with this starry-eyed stunner. Not to say this was a happier record — songs like “Mute” and “Dropla” were struggling with anxiety more than ever, but with that came melodies and color previously only hinted at. Powers addressed his, and our, existential demons with a musical grandeur that imbued even our scarier thoughts with a sense of magic and wonder. Wondrous Bughouse indeed. –Miles [LISTEN]