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From the likes of home-recording artist Trevor Powers to the intimate and intricate sounds that a synthesizer could ever conceive of making, comes the modest sounds of The Year of Hibernation (title of the LP). A title that couldn't ring true any more so than Hank Moody and his love for women (Californication reference). By ring true, I implied the amount of time spent cooped up in the metaphorical confinements of life. I realize that is a very pessimistic choice of words, but the beauty of it is is that they do not reflect the album in any way. The album is actually a very peppy, nostalgic-ridden piece which I'll get in a little more detail further on.
The Year of Hibernation is by far one of favourite albums with each track really hitting home those soft minimalistic melodies and progressions. 22-year old Powers writes melodies that you don't forget like those Disney movies that you watched as a wee-little one. Nostalgia kicks in and then suddenly, you realize the transition from song to song is effortless as if they meld into one. This isn't an album full of distinct tracks - it's an album full of a singular beatitude (pun intended). Now take his very gentle vocals, have yourself a bowl of popcorn and take a trip down memory lane with my favourite track off of the LP - July.
Youth Lagoon - July from Tyler T Williams on Vimeo.
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