YACHT hits you hard with their fifth album, Shangri-La , a frantic, compelling concept album. Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans tell the tale of a dysfunctional work at the edge of Zion in transformation hyper-sophisticated disco utopia. An Elysium complete with insight about cosmic transmission, the vitality and true love in all of us – reminiscent of template influences from the Talking Heads and their label bosses, once LCD Soundsystem. The sonic rousing result is a fitting naively enthusiastic furor of neon splashed synths, rubber-like bass and poppy vocals. Shangri-La conjures up images of similar themes [...]
Yes, again, NPR have got the stream of an upcoming album. Recently they've had Bon Iver and Cults , and now YACHT have joined the list . Shangri-La is out on June 21st and is the second album to include front woman Claire L. Evans. With See Mystery Lights propelling the band into the recognition that their previous 3 albums had failed to do, Shangri-La will hopefully see the band enhance their reputation even further. They are doing a few UK [...]
MP3 YACHT, like many other DFA Records artists, creates a synth-heavy style of dance pop. But what sets YACHT apart from the rest of the pack is their cultish style and lyrical themes revolving around religion and society at large. Their '09 LP See Mystery Lights had some essential tracks for that year on it-you know, like this one . "Dystopia (The Earth is on Fire)" is the first single to drop from the duo's forthcoming album, Shangri-La . Though the hook is a little tired due to [...]
yacht - "the afterlife (dat politics remix)" (download) From their EP The Afterlife . YACHT was formed by Jonah Bechtolt , one half of The Blow , but has since grown into a duo that now features additional vocals from Claire Evans , who has appeared on previous YACHT releases. The original version of this song appeared on their impressive 2009 record See Mystery Lights . This newer EP also features remixes by The XX [...]
The official video for YACHT's "Afterlife" from their "See Mystery Lights" album out now!
Just born, Yacht's latest mystery, life , or shall we say the afterlife ... beautifully created and filmed on location in their very own backyard aka in Portland, Oregon. We didn't catch up to them on their most recent non stop touring but we know where they live! Follow their tour on the last leg of the US before they embark into Europe here. See Mystery Lights Yacht - Waste of [...]
Dearest Reader, I haven't posted too much here of late. Actually the only thing I've contributed thus far to this magnificent deck of tapes is my fascination with Canada via Berlin funksters King Khan and the Shrines. I just haven't been exposed to any music lately that is worth writing over 100 words about. So I've decided to take a different tact. Don't worry, you'll get your new music picks, after all that is what this site's all about. However, first things first. I write to you in a dire state of frustration. I find that [...]
TOP ALBUM RELEASES: AUGUST 2009 NICK'S TOP YACHT: See Mystery Lights Nurses: Apple's Acre Yim Yames: Tribute To EP Jay Reatard: Watch Me Fall Modest Mouse: No One's First and You're Next EP [...]
We've loved YACHT ever since Jona Bechtolt's amazing attachment to The Blow way back pre-2006's Paper Television and the resultant takeover and separation of his YACHT project with that of Khaela Marcich. We've loved the addition of Jona's better half...
See Mystery Lights "This is a love song," co-frontperson Claire Evans boasts before launching into "I'm in Love With a Ripper" a keynote track off the, now-Portland duo, YACHT's , highly embraced new record, See Mystery Lights . Upon getting this album on release day July 28, we felt the need to review the album via a track-by-track in Twitter form which can be read here. Performing this song among others for Noisevox , YACHT partook in an interview with [...]
This week on the show, A Hawk and a Hacksaw rides a YACHT.YACHT is the electropop duo of Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans. Together, they cook up some pretty reputable synth pop that calls back to the true greats of new wave.We've also got an interview with Jeremy Barnes of A Hawk and a Hacksaw; plus, proof that disco's not dead, noise pop, and a heart-breaker from Girls.It's a poddycast!The
YACHT , or Y△CHT if you want to be precise, is primarily the work of Jona Bechtolt and expanded to include Claire L. Evans just last year to work on to work on the latest album See Mystery Lights which was released earlier this month. Signed to James 'LCD Soundsystem' Murphy's DFA Records, the Oregan-based pair share a number of similarities to their hosts style, never more apparent then in their 9 minute epic It's Boring / You Can Live Anywhere You Want . In the same vein as LCD's Us v. Them [...]
YACHT, once the musical baby of electronica artist Jona Bechtolt, is now an official duo. And though it's nice to see YACHT expanding, the project's latest LP suffers from a major flaw: inconsistency.See Mystery Lights is a bumpy ride that leaves the listener stranded in the middle of a new wave desert, and there's not a gas station in site. There's just too many wrong turns and strange decisions
Yeah, we're late on this one, but it took a little while for Jona Bechtolt's YACHT go grow on us. Admittedly, this video was one of the deciding factors.See Mystery Lights is the new LP to look for.Get on the YACHT: /yacht
Only need to catch a few notes of these new tracks from Portland band Yacht to know I am going to be dancing to the beat of their new LP numerous times..now how boring are these tracks hey? Yacht-Its Boring You Can Live Anywhere You Want Ring the Bell Don't Fight the Darkness See Mystery Lights ( amazon buy )
Yacht? More like Y-delta-C-H-T. Or perhaps Y-triangle-C-H-T. But definitely not plain old 'Yacht', that's much too ordinary for these multifaceted Oregoners. Y-triangle-etc. are made up of Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans. Apart from the hijinks she takes part in as a result of being a component of this project, Claire can claim [...]
"Psychic City" was the first single off YACHT 's debut on DFA Records , See Mystery Lights . The album just dropped this week so if you weren't aware, you suck. Now, since we know that most of you will definitely like this a lot. So, enjoy the video and grab the mp3 "after the jump" [mp3] YACHT - "Psychic City" [ from Culture [...]
I usually wait until Saturday to post videos on my "Saturday In Videos" post, but I simply can't wait that long to post this one. Check out the occult - I mean - YACHT in this bizarre, twisted yet slightly humorous video for Psychic City [Voodoo City]. Their debut LP See Mystery Lights is out now on DFA Technorati Us
[MP3] YACHT- "Psychic City" The highly anticipated YACHT record, See Mystery Lights , was just released today on DFA Records. Jona Bechtolt and Claire Evans are YACHT hailing from the somewhat unlikely Portland, OR region -- unlikely only because their sound is reminiscent of an East coast bedroom popper, though production quality is nice and clean. We thought we'd indulge the social networking beings-that-be, and use Twitter's 150-character textual regulatory method for review purposes. Enjoy Googling Yacht...reminds me of Gob. Want more [...]
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