''Capricorn'' is the second studio album released by American musician

Trevor Powers Trevor Powers (born March 18, 1989) is an American musician from Boise, Idaho. Powers was initially active as Youth Lagoon from 2010 to 2016, after which he announced he was retiring the project. He returned to music with a new self-titled projec ...

under his own name, after previously releasing three studio albums under the name

Youth Lagoon Trevor Powers (born March 18, 1989) is an American musician from Boise, Idaho. Powers was initially active as Youth Lagoon from 2010 to 2016, after which he announced he was retiring the project. He returned to music with a new self-titled projec ...

. It was released on July 29, 2020 via

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, including a limited edition run of cassette tapes and book, before being released digitally everywhere on July 31, 2020 via

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. All songs were written and produced by

, mixing by Jason Kingsland, with art direction and design handled by Los Angeles-based designer Collin Fletcher. The album art

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was designed by graphic designer Baptiste Bernazeau.

Background

On July 29, 2020, Powers surprise-released his second album under his own name, titled ''Capricorn.'' It was recorded in a cabin near the Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho. “From the minute we wake up, we’re in a trance,” Powers said of the album. “This is music for our digital coma.” Powers also released a short film to accompany the album, also titled ''Capricorn'', on September 23, 2020. Co-directed by the album designer, Collin Fletcher, and Jamie Parkhurst, the film is set in a world "plagued by pollution and developmental decay" and is meant to depict a new generation that has grown up acclimated to a bleak environment, accompanied by the 29 minutes of ''Capricorn''.

Track listing

References

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