If you were chasing the dance party down in Austin last week, you couldn't have done better than stalking YACHT: Their live sets topped lists, perhaps none crazier than the one Brandon, Scott, and I…   Read Story »

We saw a bunch of bands this past week. Not every set was memorable, but there were more than enough highlights to make the stiff necks and barking feet worth it. Here's Wednesday, Thursday,…   Read Story »

Fun fact: according to Jona Bechtolt, his YACHT partner Claire L. Evans "...used to run the #2 most-popular Weezer fansite." Consider this cover a fan tribute then. "Holiday" is available on YACHT's…   Read Story »

There could not have been a more apt ID3 than that of Freelance Hellraiser's "Stroke Of Genius," the MP3 that launched this decade's most fitting musical legacy. Parts of two or three or thirty…   Read Story »

Jona and Clare magically make "New Moon Rising" sound much less like an overblown Lenny Kravitz outtake. You can download it, along with Fontän and Riton's Cosmic Egg cracks, at Filter.   Read Story »

The video for YACHT's perfectly summery "Psychic City (Voodoo City)," from their perfectly summery LP See Mystery Lights, has Jona and Claire demonstrate a slew of occult rituals, as some sort of…   Read Story »

Now a duo signed to DFA, YACHT have grand plans for See Mystery Lights, their debut for James Murphy's label. One such plan involves bulging eyeballs (via their Boyd Elder-designed/holographic…   Read Story »

YACHT pay tribute to the 1981 pre-riot grrl cult flick Ladies And Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains via their forthcoming "Don't Put Out" 7". "Waste Of Time"'s at yacht.tumblr.com.   Read Story »

When we were down in Austin (last year) asking terrible Texas trivia questions of any rockers who were bored enough to answer, Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans of Team YACHT went off-topic to…   Read Story »

There's been a few developments in the world of YACHT since last we checked in. For one: YACHT is now a full-time duo, with the addition of one Claire L. Evans (to see the pair in action, watch them…   Read Story »