31st
YACHT
“The Afterlife”
Live at the Grasslands Gallery in NYC, 2009
I’m not sure what Jona Bechtolt and Claire Evans know about life after death, but I’m reasonably certain it can’t be all that much more than what you and I understand or believe. Nevertheless, Evans delivers her pronouncements with a dry authority that is just pushy enough to make you at least consider her notion of existence beyond the flesh as being something akin to a spiritual encore or a celestial after-party. Other danceable songs with a similar theme may try to oversell the message with a more joyous and reassuring sound, but YACHT instead go with a comfortable, groovy emotional neutrality that just sorta says “Hey, take our word for it and cool out, okay?” Okay. (Originally posted 8/18/2009)
