Wondrous Bughouse

Wondrous Bughouse
Studio album by Youth Lagoon
Released March 5, 2013 (2013-03-05)
Genre Indie rock, neo-psychedelia
Length 50:45
Label Fat Possum
Producer Trevor Powers, Ben H. Allen
Youth Lagoon chronology
The Year of Hibernation
(2011)
Wondrous Bughouse
(2013)
Savage Hills Ballroom
(2015)
Singles from Wondrous Bughouse
  1. "Dropla"
    Released: January 16, 2013
  2. "Mute"
    Released: February 11, 2013

Wondrous Bughouse is the second album by Youth Lagoon, the stage name of American musician Trevor Powers. The album was released on March 5, 2013 on the independent record label Fat Possum Records. It peaked at No. 46 on the Billboard 200, No. 12 on the Independent Albums chart and No. 26 on the Top Rock Albums chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link
Pitchfork Media8.7/10 link
AbsolutePunk76% link
The A.V. ClubA- link
Sputnikmusic link
Consequence of Sound link

Wondrous Bughouse received positive reviews from most contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74, based on 24 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Trevor Powers. 

No. Title Length
1. "Through Mind and Back"   2:31
2. "Mute"   5:58
3. "Attic Doctor"   3:52
4. "The Bath"   4:47
5. "Pelican Man"   5:07
6. "Dropla"   5:56
7. "Sleep Paralysis"   5:34
8. "Third Dystopia"   5:01
9. "Raspberry Cane"   6:40
10. "Daisyphobia"   5:19
Total length:
50:45

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 76
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[3] 12
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[4] 26

References

  1. 1 2 "Reviews for Wondrous Bughouse by Youth Lagoon". Metacritic. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  2. "Youth Lagoon – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Youth Lagoon. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  3. "Youth Lagoon – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Youth Lagoon. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  4. "Youth Lagoon – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Youth Lagoon. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
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