Heaven Is a Junkyard

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All tracks are written by Trevor Powers.

Heaven Is a Junkyard
Heaven Is a Junkyard Youth Lagoon album cover.png
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 9, 2023
Length34:33
Label Fat Possum
Producer
Youth Lagoon chronology
Savage Hills Ballroom
(2015)
Heaven Is a Junkyard
(2023)
Rarely Do I Dream
(2025)
Trevor Powers chronology
Capricorn
(2020)
Heaven Is a Junkyard
(2023)
Rarely Do I Dream
(2025)
Heaven Is a Junkyard track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Rabbit"3:36
2."Idaho Alien"3:23
3."Prizefighter"2:41
4."The Sling"3:33
5."Lux Radio Theatre"2:44
6."Deep Red Sea"3:24
7."Trapeze Artist"3:30
8."Mercury"4:13
9."Little Devil from the Country"2:41
10."Helicopter Toy"4:48
Total length:34:33

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Heaven Is a Junkyard
Chart (2023)Peak
position
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [38] 75
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard) [39] 45

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