Yachtley Crew (stylized as Yächtley Crëw, with a metal umlaut over the a and e) is an American yacht rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2017.[1] The band is known for wearing nautical attire on stage while playing 1970s and 1980s soft rock hits.[2]
Soon after forming, Yachtley Crew quickly gained recognition and was voted 2018's "Best Cover Band" by OC Weekly who dubbed them "the Steel Panther of the high seas".[3] On several occasions, they played with the original artists of the songs they frequently perform including Elliot Lurie of Looking Glass[4] and Peter Beckett of Player.[5] Las Vegas Review Journal hailed "It would be tempting to describe Yächtley Crëw simply as a cover band. But it is more. It is a trend-setter, a movement, an ocean spray to the face during the torrid summer months."[6]
After limited touring in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the band played their first national tour to sold out crowds across the United States in 2021.[7] In 2022, Yachtley Crew announced that they had signed a record deal with Jimmy Buffett owned label Mailboat Records.[8] On July 14, 2023, they released their first record "Seas the Day". It was produced and mixed by the legendary Chris Lord-Alge.[9]
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References edit
- ^ McElroy, Caroline (September 5, 2017). "Yachtley Crew is Southern California's first-class tribute to the best soft rock of the 70s and 80s".
- ^ Smith, Sophie (May 14, 2020). "Watch Yächtley Crëw Perform 'Just The Way You Are' All Around LA".
- ^ "The Best Music in Orange County 2018 – OC Weekly". www.ocweekly.com.
- ^ "Yächtley Crëw With Elliot Lurie of Looking Glass" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Yächtley Crëw with Peter Beckett The Voice of Player- Baby Come Back - Agoura Hills CA 08/05/17" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "On a course for adventure, Yächtley Crëw to premiere at Palms". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
- ^ "Column: Your endless summer is brought to you by yacht rock and Yachtley Crew". San Diego Union-Tribune. September 3, 2021.
- ^ "Yachtley Crew Signs to Jimmy Buffett's Mailboat Records". Music Connection Magazine. 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ Major, Michael. "Yachtley Crew to Release Of Debut Album 'Seas The Day'". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Yachtley Crew Yacht Rock Band". yachtleycrew. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
External links edit
- Yächtley Crëw - official band website
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