What is Yacht Rock? Yacht rock is a subgenre of soft rock, popular from the mid-1970s to mid-1980s, characterized by high-quality production, smooth melodies, and polished, "breezy" sounds blending ...

Smooth grooves, shimmering production, soulful vocals — the definitive 15 Yacht Rock albums sail effortlessly through ...

What began as a group of musicians doing a one-off show in Atlanta in 2007 has now become the “world’s premier soft-rock party band,” as described by Rolling Stone. “I would say that Yacht Rock kind ...

Max Media of Coastal Virginia is riding a new musical tide at 92.9 The Wave (WTVW), retooling the station as Yacht Rock for Coastal Virginia with a format built around 1970s and 1980s soft rock that ...

Since February 2015, Bre Kennedy has been in Nashville writing songs that directly reflect her journey as a seeker of truth. In making her fourth studio album The Alchemist, she finally found what she ...

Take a break from the frosty temperatures and sail away to the warmth of music at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5 with Yacht Rock Revue: Yacht Rock Forever at Rose-Hulman's Hatfield Hall theater. Embark on a journey ...

Whether guiding whole albums or elevating rap’s elites, The Alchemist’s fingerprints were all over Hip-Hop’s most respected music in 2025. The Alchemist stood tall in 2025. He was at the center of Hip ...

The Alchemist is on a historic run in 2025 that already concluded in a flurry of releases that all should land comfortably on AOTY lists at the end of the year. After a buzzing meme online suggests ...

A subgenre of soft rock popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Yacht rock is characterized by smooth, polished production, jazz-influenced melodies, R&B, soul, and disco elements, as well as a ...

Well into his 70s, Steely Dan cofounder Donald Fagen remains a contrarian. Along with the late guitarist and songwriter Walter Becker, Fagen wrote and sang some of the most biting and caustic lyrics ...

“Everybody thought they were the only ones,” Niespodziani said. “And then they came to a Yacht Rock show and discovered other people feel the same way. That was a real cultural moment between 2009 and ...