Comments on: YACHT – See Mystery Lights, Album Review & Vinyl + CD Giveaway

By: gow

gow — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:01:47 +0000

I recently had the awesome pleasure of seeing them live at Wrongbar in Toronto. What an wicked show! Jona’s got the sweetest dance moves i’ve ever seen! Love the suits too, boys!

By: Lochy

Lochy — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:36:07 +0000

your assuming that 50% of all reviews are above or below 5 lightbulbs!

that is plain stupid, if it was a maths exam then yes but not an album review!

By: Luis Tovar

Luis Tovar — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:24:43 +0000

It got a 51, and per our rating scale, that means:
“50-54 — Above Average. It’s more good than bad.”

And your quote is out of context… ???

By: Lochy

Lochy — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:31:34 +0000

Don’t wish to be too scathing but it is a terrible review, 5 light bulbs then proceeded by this:

“an exceptionally impressive artistic statement and further proof of the genius of James Murphy’s DFA”.

???

By: whitelightknifefight

whitelightknifefight — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:31:35 +0000

Scientologists <3 YACHT!

By: The YACHT Trust

The YACHT Trust — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:19:21 +0000

Hello Phil Gwyn,

Thank you for your participation. We would like to correct a small grammatical error. The spelling is YACHT, not Yacht. YACHT is written with full capitalization. This is a very small, but important detail. The word “yacht” out of our capitalized context can refer to commodity fetishism and an advanced capitalist culture that YACHT has prided itself in avoiding since its conception.

It is worrying that you find aspects of the record damaging and we can’t help but conclude your expectations of a “pop-album” likely clouded your experience. That is unfortunate, but perhaps not entirely uncommon due to the affiliation YACHT has with DFA. While not an entirely flattering review of the music, we appreciate the amount of time you spent with the album and respect your opinion, even if we do not agree.

We are surprised that on your own blog you refer to the review as “regrettably scathing”. We find nothing especially scathing nor regrettable about the article and we encourage you to consider embracing a change in your mindset that does not cause regret.

We especially enjoyed your unique observation about the limited number of words in each song. You were exactly right. The original album YACHT submitted to DFA was only eight and a half minutes and consisted of just eight songs. DFA was unwilling to release that record and so it was expanded into something more palatable.

Your dedication to your craft is admirable, and if you’d like to discuss any of these matters further, please email us directly at trust@teamyacht.com.

Remain In Light,
The YACHT Trust

By: mike

mike — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:39:58 +0000

Luis, you are awesome. This is the most honest review I have read about this album. I looked these guys up after reading all the hype and wondering why they were getting hype when they really suck. sdf, you’re an idiot. Yacht plays no instruments, sing to backing tracks, and heavily produce their vocals so they don’t sound awful (but still do.)…are they ashlee simpson or an indie band? shakira may not be indie, but at least she can sing and dance, which is way more than i can say these guys. and just like ashlee simpson, i don’t think they would be getting any hype if they didn’t have the money to buy themselves a good publicist. all i can say is, if this really is the current state of indie, where lame bands like fall out boy (who can at least play instruments and sing) have more talent than so called indie bands, then this is really depressing.

By: jen

jen — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 06:50:36 +0000

man.
i was sorta excited for this album, since i loved summer song when i heard it, a while back, but, s**t, i’m in love with a ripper is abysmal. didn’t make it even halfway through. the statement that it’s like a bad AC lyric is so … sadly fitting.
well.
hope they do better next time round.

By: Luis Tovar

Luis Tovar — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:20:18 +0000

This site “may seem pretty insane to those still stuck in a world where pop and indie are separated by propped-up dividers. Pity them.” Know who said that? Pitchfork, the purveyors of all things “indie”.

I usually don’t respond to dimwitted comments like this one, but I’ll make an exception for this level of low-blow fuckery.

I’m not sure if you’re angry because we gave this album an”average” rating or because I have the audacity to post The Dodos and Shakira on the same homepage. But it doesn’t really matter, does it? Either way I’m going to tell you to go f**k yourself.

By: sdf

sdf — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:23:00 +0000

This is one of my least favorite sites ever. I am only on it because I searched for a review of this album. White Denim is trash, just like this review. Shakira is the most dynamic performer of our generations? Give me a break. There is no way one person can like all these indie bands and all this pop garbage. You are whats wrong with music. Indie music should be for people that care about music and not the next big thing. All my little words online had the best review of this album. Stating simple that it made him want to go to a record store again. You just compare it to some trash pop artist or over hyped, gone in the blink of an eye band. Give me a break only thing right in this review is how good LCD soundsystem is. I dare you to post this comment.

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:33:17 +0000

I have only heard three YACHT songs, and by those they seem quite impressive. Of course they’re the Psychic City, It’s Boring/You Can Do Anything You Want, and Summer Song. They sound poppy enough to play driving around having an interesting summer. Nothing too dramatic or crazy but just light and fun. it’s entertaining and that’s a good to listen to sometimes.

By: RaRaRadiation

RaRaRadiation — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:46:17 +0000

The three good songs I’ve heard sound like reason enough to enjoy a free copy. Even if the rest of them suck, it’d be like getting a nice EP with some extra tracks that may or may not grow on me.

By: chris

chris — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:53:30 +0000

you couldn’t have missed the mark more on this– It’s Boring/You Can Live Anywhere You Want is a fantastic turning point on the album. overall the great tracks on this outweigh the sleepers 2-to-1.

By: ya

ya — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:23:19 +0000

i agree with the reviewer too, this album does have some good beats, but the vocals and the lyrics keep it from going to the next level. it seems as if yacht is trying for more substance, but it’s not genuine so doesn’t work, if that makes sense. at the same time, they’re not quite talented enough to make something catchy and fun enough to widely catch on. so almost yacht….almost.

By: peabo

peabo — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:43:49 +0000

complaining about yacht’s lyrics is like complaining about leonard cohen’s guitar playing… this album is about the production. and the production on the album is adept and unique.
you know a review is going to be false and poorly written when it starts off trying to conjure up a collective experience of listening to the ting tings.

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:57:08 +0000

yeeah i agree w/review too. most of these yaught songs have me keen for the first minute before I drift off completely, then forget they’re playing, only to reawake with la roux firing 2000 volts of electricity through my tender ears (in a good way)

By: DinoPenguin

DinoPenguin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:29:35 +0000

I’m inclined to agree with the review. I had such high hopes for this album after all the hype, but it wasn’t long before I was wondering what the big deal was all about. The music in all of these tracks is great, but the lyrics just sound like they were an afterthought. It makes me wish some of the songs were instrumental. I might not give it as low as a 51 but certainly no more than 60 or 65.

By: Logan

Logan — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:45:09 +0000

Brah!!! the Bass rift 1:45 into “Ring the Bell” is cosmic.

3 Solid classic summery jams.

Organic Autotune

Dont get me started on “Psychic City”
One of the greatest lines in music this year ” Where you been Darling/ we’ve been holding this moment for you”— Proper!!!!

Album is a push. 3 Singles are top.

By: Colin Fiola

Colin Fiola — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:29:30 +0000

Psychic City is the jam of the summer!

By: Mick

Mick — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:49:18 +0000

Serieusly underrated.