New York, NY (Top40 Charts) London math/emo/shoegaze quartet The Yacht Club are pleased to share another new single from their recently announced debut album, The Last Words That You Said To Me Have Kept Me Here And Safe, which is set for release on 25th January 2019 via Beth Shalom Records.
'In Amber' is the latest track to be taken from the record, a golden autumnal reflection on growing older and moving on, whilst still holding onto the formative memories of youth. The single will be released on all good digital service providers on 7th December 2018.
Stream and share here: https://soundcloud.com/theyachtclubtyc/in-amber/s-Kw05f
With guitarist Jack Holland taking the helm on lyric writing and vocal duties for this track—one of a clutch of songs on the record penned that he penned—he explains of the inspiration behind the single: "This particular song is about some old friends who, in hindsight, often made me feel quite bad about myself just through being dismissive and belittling.
"These were people I shared my formative years with and 'In Amber' is about the disconnect between missing how those experiences made me feel, but not missing all of the people I shared them with.
"The end of the last chorus is a shout out to a very old friend of mine. We had left a house party in the small hours and were talking about 'doing a notebook' and laying in the road (like
Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams do in The Notebook), so we did. It's one of my fondest memories but I absolutely do not recommend doing it."
Musically the single takes inspiration from Phoebe Bridgers, and one of the lyrics on the track—"the rays highlight the dents you left in me"—is a loose reference to 'Always Be' by friend of the band
Natalie Evans.
"That song resonates in the same place for me," explains Holland, "remembering something fondly but recognising that there's negativity attached to the memory of a person."
The Yacht Club will play a special album launch show planned for 26th January 2019 at The Sebright Arms in London, with further live dates TBA.
The Yacht Club 2018 Live Dates:
26.01.19 - London - Sebright Arms, London (Album launch)
The Yacht Club are:
Marcus Gooda - Guitar, Vocals
Jack Holland - Guitar, Vocals
Alex Bramwell - Bass, Backing Vocals
Alexander Esp - Drums, Keyboard, Piano, Backing Vocals
The Yacht Club online:
https://www.facebook.com/TheYachtClubUk/
https://theyachtclub.bandcamp.com/
https://www.twitter.com/theyachtclubtyc
The Yacht Club is a band born out of a desire for creative freedom. They sing songs about mental health, coping, and trying to help others find a light in the dark, taking influences from the likes of TTNG, Pennines and American Football.
Starting life as a solo endeavour by Marcus Gooda as a means to write songs purely for himself, rather than being constrained by other voices, the result was the self-released EP A. After a tumultuous patch of turning down tours and selling out of physical copies and merchandise, 2015 saw The Yacht Club finally wake from dormancy to release their math-rock inspired self-titled EP in the same year, followed by 2016's folk-lead EP, Fall.
An intense period of personal upheaval for front man Marcus Gooda and the band followed, as he struggled to cope with the suicide of a close friend, and the resulting mental health problems that affected both him and his wider circle.
After time to grieve and reflect on their experiences, The Yacht Club are back and stronger than ever, with their debut album The Last Words That You Said To Me Have Kept Me Here and Safe arriving in January 2019, largely informed by their personal experiences of recovering from the grief and fallout of suicide, and packed full of pathos and emotion.
The album was recorded and produced by
Thomas Hill at Holy Mountain Studios and Resident Studios, with mixing, mastering and additional production by Bob
Cooper at Crooked Rain Studios. Marcus' guitar was recorded and produced by
Thomas Joy.
