Fog Lake

Fog Lake
Background information
Origin Glovertown, Newfoundland
Genres indie pop, lo-fi, slowcore
Years active 2012 – present
Labels Orchid Tapes, Birdtapes
Members
  • Aaron Powell
  • David Aaron Mitchell
  • Kenney Purchase
  • Michael Hansford
  • Micah Brown

Fog Lake is the alias of Canadian singer-songwriter Aaron Powell. Powell began writing/recording songs in Glovertown, Newfoundland. The project is now based out of Montreal, Quebec. In 2014, Powell moved from cassette label Birdtapes to become part of New York based Orchid Tapes, run by Warren Hildebrand. Powell's recordings have been described as "a complex collage of nebulous angst and heartfelt nostalgia".[1] Fog Lake's last release entitled Dragonchaser was released on February 17th, 2017.

History

Powell began working on music during high-school years in Glovertown, Newfoundland. The project began as ambient experiments, sampling and covers to "highly introspective, original recordings".[2] Powell's music is crafted in DIY format, on shoestring budgets.

Powell's first release was a compilation entitled There's a Spirit, There's a Soul, composed of pop/ambient songs recorded in high school. The project began to develop a following after the release of Fog Lake's first full-length album, Farther Reaches, which was released independently in January 2013. Powell released the EP Holy Cross in June 2013 via Birdtapes. Powell then followed up Farther Reaches with a second full-length record, Virgo Indigo, released February 2014. It received coverage from websites such as The Fader and No Fear of Pop. Powell continued to produce self-produced, DIY records such as Victoria Park in 2015 and Dragonchaser in 2017, both being released strictly on cassette format through Orchid Tapes.

Recent work

Fog Lake's most recent album, Victoria Park, was released on 30 June 2015 in both digital and physical formats. The album (along with Powell's previous work) can be downloaded for free or pay-what-you-can via Bandcamp. Fog Lake's latest record Dragonchaser was released on February 17th, 2017 via Orchid Tapes.

Discography

Albums

EPS

Compilations

References

  1. ↑ Liam Doyle. "Fog Lake – Victoria Park". Wake The Deaf.
  2. ↑ "INTERVIEW WITH FOG LAKE". SCARY PRETTY.
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