Variety on MSN12d
‘Yacht Rock’: HBO Doc Shows How Bands Like Steely Dan, Christopher Cross and Toto Became Cool All Over Again
The HBO doc 'Yacht Rock' takes a fond, ironic look at how 1970s bands like Steely Dan, Toto and Christopher Cross found a new ...
Yacht rock gets celebrated — smoothly, of course — in new documentary
The stress of Thanksgiving is over. Now it's time to heat up leftovers, relax on the couch and enjoy the smooth sounds of a ...
The Ultimate Yacht Rock Playlist
Today’s playlist is one such opportunity. It features some of the aforementioned yacht rock luminaries alongside a few of the ...
48 hills1d
Under the Stars: TV on the Radio returns, Yacht Rock gets its shine
San Francisco band 37 Houses brings their indie rock chops to the renowned Bottom of The Hill. TV on The Radio is back—they too have SF roots. Drew Daniel of Soft Pink Truth lets the fever dream ...
The Current2d
Coffee Break: Yacht Rock
Enter Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary. The new HBO film looks at the breezy musical stylings of bands that ruled the airwaves of ...
loudersound8d
"Above all, it was detested by the critics": A beginner’s guide to yacht rock in five essential albums
Yacht rock, soft rock – call it what you will. Here are five brilliant albums that define the genre in all its bearded, ...
American Songwriter3d
3 Yacht Rock Songs That Really Are Cool
The term “yacht rock” didn’t exist in the 1970s and early ’80s. Retroactively given to the music of The Doobie Brothers, Toto ...
Entertaining 'Yacht Rock' doc makes a case for respecting those smooth easy-listening sounds
Michael McDonald, Christopher Cross, Kenny Loggins and other masters gamely explain the genre in breezy and comprehensive HBO ...
‘It’s a vibe’: Inside the relaxing Yacht Rock revival
When documentarian Garret Price called up Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen to request an interview for his new film, the ...