While we love power pop here, we also cover a few other genres (indie rock, jangle pop, bubblegum), and one of them is yacht rock. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Yacht Rock came into being. It has a smooth, melodic, and often soft rock sound, with pop, R&B, and easy-listening influences. Most yacht rock songs have rich vocal harmonies, polished sounds, and lyrics that often talk about love, leisure, and living the good life. We promoted a great collection of Yacht Rock songs several years ago with Andrew Curry’s compilation of covers (by mostly power pop artists.) Available on Amazon.
Yächtley Crëw “Seas The Day”
But Yächtley Crëw have dedicated their entire existence to these songs, and they tour the country promoting it. And it’s much more than your average cover band. They have an entire persona built around it, with stage choreography, and audience participation, and they started to add to the genre by producing original music. I got to see the band in action last weekend, and like Jimmy Buffet they cultivate their fan base. People attend in captain’s hats with drinks in hand swaying to the music. Available on Amazon.
