Mulberry Violence

Trevor Powers - Mulberry Violence
Critic Score
Based on 10 reviews
2018 Ratings: #593 / 890
User Score
Based on 66 ratings
Liked by 1 person
August 17, 2018 / Release Date
LP / Format
Fat Possum / Label
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CRITIC REVIEWS

80
DIY
Trevor Powers has crafted an album full of malice and aggression that it lives up to its title, but it is peppered with themes of hope and optimism.
80
Northern Transmissions
For this new record, Powers takes all the conventions we’ve gotten used to and flips them in bizarre and abrasive ways. Though it can sometimes feel like a little much, Powers rarely goes far enough to stop being catchy.
74
Pitchfork
In this new environment, Powers’ voice surges to the fore, like maybe we’ve never actually heard this guy at all. He still sounds small, maybe a little frightened, but he is exposed here, and what you hear has a menacing edge.
70
PopMatters

Mulberry Violence makes it clear that he has the artistic scope and emotional depth to take full advantage of the opportunities he has given himself, and the versatility to keep things very interesting.

70
AllMusic
Jettisoning the pop architecture of his Youth Lagoon days, Powers has distilled his angst into a highly concentrated sonic tonic that both delights and disturbs.
70
Exclaim!

Mulberry Violence does not stray far from Powers' roots in Youth Lagoon; he continues to rely on dreamy synths and soaring high-pitch vocals, but this time expanding into the territory of electronic experimental pop.

70
Loud and Quiet
A certain kind of adolescent indie star has been lost, but Trevor Powers has produced an experimental, sonically threatening record that often meets its ambitions.
55
The 405

Mulberry Violence isn’t a letdown because it doesn’t live up to expectations of what a Trevor Powers album is supposed to sound like. It’s a letdown because an immensely talented and creative spirit is struggling to let his instincts speak for themselves.

sophiaabbey
78

Trevor’s first project after laying Youth Lagoon to rest is a mature version of his earlier works, less twee and more dark and aggressive. However he never passes the point of catchiness in his music which may be the next step he needs to make to take his music to the next level. Nevertheless, his humanity is on full display here, he shares his weaknesses, and it is apparent that they are being protected by his hard armor, a tough exterior, which in this case is his gravelly electronic ... read more

mattgoold
76

Mulberry Violence is a sweet spot in the Adult Lagoon. Trevor Powers has grown, and shed, and taken on new, and morphed, and in the while has crafted something that despite its departure from the familiar YL sound, very much still feels like him and his music.

luna128
60

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Added on: May 30, 2018