Yacht @ SXSW 2008 (more by Ryan Muir)
pop experimentalists YACHT (a.k.a. Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans) have just signed with DFA to release their new single, "Summer Song," available now digitally via itunes and on 12" vinyl. The single comes with two other sparkling fresh tracks: "I'm In Love With A Ripper (Party Mix)" and "It's Boring/You Can Live Anywhere You Want."Yacht's lablemate Free Blood play a free show at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn tonight (Aug 22, 2008). Pink Skull and Professor Murder are also on the bill. Check out Yacht's new video for "Summer Song" below...Keep a lookout for YACHT's forthcoming full-length, See Mystery Lights, out in 2009 on DFA
Yacht - Summer Song *
* video inspired by the late 80's guilty pleasure Tapeheads.
Yacht "Don't Stay In Bed" (live)
Yacht - 2008 Tour Dates
Aug 23 - The Favesham Leeds
Aug 24 - Creamfields Festival (w/ Hercules & Love Affair, Soulwax, & more) Cheshire
Aug 26 - Bungalows & Bears Sheffield
Aug 27 - The Fat Fox Southsea
Aug 28 - ICA London
Aug 29 - Ruby Lounge Manchester
Aug 31 - Electric Picnic Festival Stradbally Estate
Sep 2 - Shape Function @ Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff, Wales
Sep 5 - Bestival Isle of Wight
Sep 6 - The Hope Brighton
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love YACHT.
Posted by Anonymous | August 22, 2008 9:31 AM
YACHT is some stupid obnoxious shit. This douche should have stuck with The Blow.
Posted by Anonymous | August 22, 2008 9:43 AM
"pop experimentalists" gimme a break
Posted by Anonymous | August 22, 2008 9:52 AM
Yacht is grrrrreat! You know he invented the envelope for the MAC BOOK AIR???
Posted by Lindz | August 22, 2008 9:58 AM
yeah anon 9 52, agreed, so experimental right? hahahah. What an aweful song.
Posted by Anonymous | August 22, 2008 10:12 AM
gay
Posted by Anonymous | August 22, 2008 10:27 AM
2 kids doing their thing. can't hate on it.
Posted by Anonymous | August 22, 2008 10:55 AM
ive seen some gay shit in my life, but yacht is by far the gayest
Posted by Anonymous | August 22, 2008 10:59 AM
i see you too stud
Posted by some gay shit | August 22, 2008 11:08 AM
I'd hit it.
Posted by Anonymous | August 22, 2008 11:52 AM
That white dude in that Summer Song video is no Don Fucking Cornelius!
Posted by Freepster | August 22, 2008 12:13 PM
best picture ever.
Posted by Anonymous | August 22, 2008 12:48 PM
2 douchebags doing what they think is clever, when it just purely sucks shit
Posted by Anonymous | August 22, 2008 12:59 PM
YACHT BLOW
Posted by Anonymous | August 22, 2008 1:16 PM
how the heck and a half is this prop-comic gag act still around? Are W.I.T. gonna open for them?
Posted by Anonymous | August 22, 2008 1:18 PM
I think they're fun.
GO blow people you negative HaGs
LOL
go suk a rainbow off you dumbfoundedMonkeyPeople.
LOL
And p.s. Hot chicks gimme kisses. :-*
Posted by Anonymous | August 22, 2008 1:49 PM
ive never had the urge to punch a "musician", until now.
Posted by Anonymous | August 22, 2008 2:42 PM
lame that they ripped off that tapeheads scene verbatim...
Posted by Michael | August 22, 2008 4:23 PM
Is this live clip from an aerobics routine, cheerleading practice or a self-help seminar?
Posted by greg | August 23, 2008 9:16 AM
Pop experiments
Posted by Anonymous | August 25, 2008 2:21 PM
Dont stay in bed with fans onstage has a history of all shit coming unplugged and becoming yachtcapella
fuck all hate
make yr own music
dig yourself
Posted by Andrew | February 6, 2009 7:04 AM