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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] The band also toured with the LA-based pop trio Raynes (band).[8] In 2022, Yachtley Crew announced that they had signed a record deal with Jimmy Buffett owned label Mailboat Records.[9] On July 14, 2023, they released their first record "Seas the Day". It was produced and mixed by the legendary Chris Lord-Alge.[10]

They have played residencies at PALMS Las Vegas[11] for three years running.

Following Buffett's death in 2023, Yachtley Crew were permitted to seek another record deal.[12] Subsequently, they signed to Earache Records in 2024 and released a Christmas mini-album titled Seas And Greetings,[13] which was also produced by Lord-Alge. It featured covers of Status Quo's 'It's Christmas Time[14]', John Lennon and Yoko Ono's 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)', Charles Brown's 'Please Come Home For Christmas' and Wizzard's 'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday', as well as an original song 'Home For Christmas'.

That November, they appeared in the HBO documentary Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary.[15][16]

The band has confirmed that they will release new music in 2025, featuring a song, 'Pain Of Losing You',[17] written by Diane Warren. It will include a “handful of songs that everybody’s heard from the ’70s and ’80s American songbook”.

Band members

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  • Philly Ocean - Vocals[18]
  • Tommy Buoy - Guitar/Vocals[18]
  • Baba Buoy - Bass[18]
  • Sailor Hawkins - Drums/Vocals[18]
  • Stoney Shores - Synths[18]
  • Pauly Shores - Saxophone[18]
  • Matthew McDonald - Keys/Synths[18]

References

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  1. ^ McElroy, Caroline (September 5, 2017). "Yachtley Crew is Southern California's first-class tribute to the best soft rock of the 70s and 80s".
  2. ^ Smith, Sophie (May 14, 2020). "Watch Yächtley Crëw Perform 'Just The Way You Are' All Around LA".
  3. ^ "The Best Music in Orange County 2018 – OC Weekly". www.ocweekly.com.
  4. ^ "Yächtley Crëw With Elliot Lurie of Looking Glass" – via www.youtube.com.
  5. ^ "Yächtley Crëw with Peter Beckett The Voice of Player- Baby Come Back - Agoura Hills CA 08/05/17" – via www.youtube.com.
  6. ^ "On a course for adventure, Yächtley Crëw to premiere at Palms". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
  7. ^ "Column: Your endless summer is brought to you by yacht rock and Yachtley Crew". San Diego Union-Tribune. September 3, 2021.
  8. ^ H, Bethanie (2024-11-13). "Raynes' New EP, '49, Is An Ode to the American West and So Much More". Outdoors with Bear Grylls. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  9. ^ "Yachtley Crew Signs to Jimmy Buffett's Mailboat Records". Music Connection Magazine. 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  10. ^ Major, Michael. "Yachtley Crew to Release Of Debut Album 'Seas The Day'". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  11. ^ Crëw, Yächtley (2023-03-01). "Yächtley Crëw continues their residency at PALMS Las Vegas through 2023". yachtleycrew. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  12. ^ Blueskye, Brian. "Yachtley Crew member talks smooth rock ahead of Fantasy Springs January tour stop". The Desert Sun. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  13. ^ Ellwood-Hughes, Pip (2024-12-05). "Yächtley Crëw to release festive 'Seas And Greetings' EP this month". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  14. ^ Sharpe, Josh. "Yachtley Crew Share Holiday Single 'It's Christmas Time'". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  15. ^ Price, Garret (2024-11-29), Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary (Documentary, Music), Garret Price, Fred Armisen, Mac DeMarco, OneSequoia Studios, South Lake Audio Services, retrieved 2025-03-10
  16. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  17. ^ Fuoco-Karasinski, Christina. "Seas-ing the Day: Yachtley Crew is 'knot' your average band". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g "Yachtley Crew Yacht Rock Band". yachtleycrew. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
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