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YACHT: Shangri-La
YACHT. I love this band, a duo actually, young Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans of Marfa, Texas and Portland, Oregon, USA. You may recall their entrancing 2010 single “Voodoo City” that was a KCRW favorite and garnered the band boatloads of attention for their last release.
This ain't no yacht-rock!
YACHT. I love this band, a duo actually, young Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans of Marfa, Texas and Portland, Oregon, USA. You may recall their entrancing 2010 single “Voodoo City” that was a KCRW favorite and garnered the band boatloads of attention for their last release. They write and perform lovely electro, sci-fi pop ditties about utopias, dystopias and beaming out of this world six millions years in the future. The hook on the title track of their new record
Shangri-La
is irresistible. “If I can't go to heaven let me go to L.A… SHANGRI LA LA LA LA LA." The mix of Evans’ almost delicate vocals with the song’s whimsical, piano recital feel is a perfect feel-good recipe.
“YACHT is a Band, Belief System, and Business conducted by members Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans. All people are welcome to become members of YACHT. Accordingly, YACHT is what YACHT is when YACHT is standing before you.”
Shangri-La is YACHT’s first release for the super cool DFA Records, home of LCD Soundsystem and Hot Chip. And the record blends the band's quirky electronic sound with Bechtolt and Evans' attention-grabbing vocals to offer up a trippy fun ride that definitely makes membership in their endeavor seem irresistible.
Shangri-La will be available to stream on demand from June 13 through July 12, 2011. The album will be released on Tuesday, June 21, 2011.
Banner Image by: Alin Dragulin
Track listing
1. Utopia
2. Dystopia (The Earth Is On Fire)
3. I Walked Alone
4. Love In The Dark
5. One Step
6. Holy Roller
7. Beam Me Up
8. Paradise Engineering
9. Tripped And Fell In Love
10. Shangri-La