Aaron Powell, known professionally as Fog Lake, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Powell began writing and recording songs in his hometown of

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. In 2014, he moved from cassette label Birdtapes to become part of the New York City-based label Orchid Tapes. Powell's recordings have been described as "a complex collage of nebulous angst and heartfelt nostalgia".

History

Powell began experimenting with writing music during his high-school years in

. The project began as ambient experiments, sampling and covers to "highly introspective, original recordings". 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,

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, released February 2014. It received coverage from websites such as

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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

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format through Orchid Tapes, receiving coverage from

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and also touring with

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Recent work

'' Victoria Park'', the third full-length album from Powell 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

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. Fog Lake then released '' Dragonchaser'' on February 17, 2017, via Orchid Tapes, along with a self-released EP Inference 3, a reworking of demos previously released in 2012. Powell released his fifth full-length entitled ''Captain'' through Dog Knights Records on July 5, 2018. In April 2021, Powell released ''Tragedy Reel'' via Orchid Tapes. In March 2022, he uploaded ''Piano Songs'' under the moniker "Farewell, Alaska", an ambient instrumental project, on Bandcamp, with a wider release following on March 10. In May 2023, Powell surprise-released ''Midnight Society'' via Bandcamp, later making it available on streaming services. In August 2023, he was featured on the song "Canine Teeth" by Orchid Mantis. In May 2024, Powell released ''Dream Death'' as Farewell, Alaska.

Discography

Studio albums

*''Farther Reaches'' (2013) *''

'' (2014) *'' Victoria Park'' (2015) *'' Dragonchaser'' (2017) *''Captain'' (2018) *''Tragedy Reel'' (2021) *''Midnight Society'' (2023)

EPs

*''Inference (III)'' (2012) *''Holy Cross'' (2013) *''Inference 3'' (2017) *''Fog Lake / Euphoria Again'' (2018) *''Carousel'' (2018)

Compilations

*''There's a Spirit, There's a Soul'' (2012)

Featured

* ''Canine Teeth'' (2023)

References

External links

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