''Virgo Indigo'' is the second full-length studio album from the
Newfoundland and Labrador
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based
lo-fi
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music 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 ...
. Self-produced by Aaron Powell, the album was released on February 4, 2014 through
Brooklyn
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-based label
Orchid Tapes.
Background
After 2013's ''Farther Reaches'' gained minor traction through the title track's placement on
YouTube
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channel Majestic Casual and working with cassette-based DIY label Birdtapes, Powell began working on new material that would become ''Virgo Indigo''. By the end of that year, the album was completed: almost the entirety of it having been produced in his
St. John's apartment. Featuring a heavily ambient, dream-pop atmosphere, the album would produce one single, ''It Was Never Enough'' which premiered on
The FADER
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It is o ...
and No Fear of Pop.
Track listing
# "Fading Away" – 1:54
# "Virgo Indigo" – 2:28
# "Mad Scientist" – 2:03
# "It Was Never Enough" – 2:54
# "Erik" – 2:49
# "Transcanada" – 4:40
# "Little Black Balloon" - 2:09
# "Dream Gate" – 2:57
# "Nocturnal Blues" – 2:39
# "Pretty Lights" – 1:46
# "Circuit Rider" - 3:23
# "Lost Love Letters" - 3:02
Personnel
* Aaron Powell – music, lyrics, recording
* Warren Hildebrand - mastering
References
2014 albums
Fog Lake albums
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