The forthcoming single from electro duo YACHT is going to pay homage to the 1981 Diane Lane / Laura Dern rock-movie classic Ladies And Gentlemen The Fabulous Stains, with covers of two tracks played by the titular all-girl punk band. The A-side–which is streaming from the duo’s blog–is a bubbly reimagination of the nihilistic “Waste Of Time” as the A-side, while the flip will feature a version of “Professionals” that, the post announcing the release says, turns that track into “the sludgy protest song it was perhaps always meant to be.” After the jump, the original tracks as they were featured in the film. More »
The electro wizardry of YACHT has found a home at DFA Records, and its first release on the label is, somewhat appropriately, “Summer Song,” which is a booty-shaking love letter to the label’s flagship band, LCD Soundsystem. More »
The wonderful knob-twiddler Jona Bechtolt of YACHT is giving away the instrumentals he created for his album I Believe In You. Your Magic Is Real. and the Blow’s Paper Television as big-ass ZIP files of MP3s. More »
The wonderful knob-twiddler Jona Bechtolt of YACHT is giving away the instrumentals he created for his album I Believe In You. Your Magic Is Real. and the Blow’s Paper Television as big-ass ZIP files of MP3s. More »
And the song at No. 30 on our charts is a testament to the power of luck, love, and a lot of vocal manipulation.
Welcome to another edition of Track Marks, in which your Idolators perform an autopsy on the latest band burning up the MP3-blogger charts. Artist: YACHTHometown: Portland, Ore.Album: I Believe In You. More »