''Victoria Park'' is the third full-length studio album from
lo-fi
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experimental music
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project
Fog Lake
Fog Lake is the musical alias of Canadian singer-songwriter Aaron Powell. Powell began writing and recording songs in his hometown of Glovertown, Newfoundland. In 2014, Powell moved from cassette label Birdtapes to become part of the New York ...
. Entirely self-produced by Aaron Powell in both his parents' home and his apartment in
St John's, Newfoundland
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The city spans and is the easternmost city in North America ...
, the album was released June 30, 2015 on cassette format through
Orchid Tapes.
Background
Upon garnering a larger following after 2014's ''
Virgo Indigo'' and 2013's ''Farther Reaches'' and working with cassette-based DIY labels Birdtapes and
Orchid Tapes, Powell worked on ''Victoria Park'' in both the city of
St John's and
Glovertown
Glovertown is a town in northeastern Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is in Division No. 7 on Alexander Bay.
History
Originally, Glovertown was called Bloody Bay. That name dated back to the 18th century and supposedly it refe ...
,
Newfoundland
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. Heavily featuring piano-styled folk songs, it mostly abandons the ambient, dream-pop songs that accumulated ''Virgo Indigo'' for a more singer-songwriter like approach. The album takes its title from the park located in downtown
St. John's in which Powell ''"spent two years as its neighbor".'' It spawned one single ''Bury My Dead Horses'' and a music video for the song ''Shanty Town'' which was produced by California-based filmmaker Tyler T. Williams.
Track listing
# "Renegade" – 2:08
# "Andy" – 1:47
# "Shanty Town" – 2:29
# "Antidote" – 2:17
# "Victoria Park" – 3:00
# "Running Out Fast" – 1:58
# "No Innocents (Bad Moon)" – 2:47
# "Autumn 1998" – 2:50
# "Disposable Comatose" – 1:22
# "Bury My Dead Horses" – 2:55
# "Midnight Cross" – 2:43
# "Dog Years" – 4:00
Personnel
;Fog Lake
* Aaron Powell – music, lyrics, recording
* Kenney Purchase – synth
(tracks 3, 6, 11, 12)
;Additional personnel
* Warren Hildebrand – mastering
References
2015 albums
Fog Lake albums
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