{"id":807113,"date":"2020-05-05T09:47:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T15:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=994114"},"modified":"2020-05-05T09:47:34","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T15:47:34","slug":"yacht-rock-revues-bad-tequila-is-your-quarantined-cinco-de-mayo-state-of-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/yacht-rock-revues-bad-tequila-is-your-quarantined-cinco-de-mayo-state-of-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"Yacht Rock Revue\u2019s \u2018Bad Tequila\u2019 Is Your Quarantined Cinco de Mayo State of Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Life right now feels as if we were just served the nastiest shot of well tequila, without even a lime to chase it. But Yacht Rock Revue<\/a> offer an optimistic solution in their new song \u201cBad Tequila\u201d: \u201cWhen life gives you bad tequila, make a good margarita.\u201d It\u2019s just the right state of mind \u2014 and soundtrack \u2014 for this quarantined Cinco de Mayo.<\/p>\n

The Atlanta-based band, best known for their note-perfect live renditions of smooth Seventies jams like \u201cBrandy,\u201d \u201cWhat a Fool Believes,\u201d and \u201cRich Girl,\u201d released their first full-length album of original material, Hot Dads in Tight Jeans<\/em>, in February. With its pithy, made-for-merch chorus, \u201cBad Tequila\u201d is an irresistible highlight and, musically, proves Yacht Rock Revue to be more than just a party band in cheesy costumes. The song\u2019s sumptuous production and atmospheric vibe evokes modern-day acts like Portugal. the Man, Daft Punk and Tame Impala.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe finished recording this album and were mixing it in spring and summer, and that\u2019s when Tame Impala started to leak tracks from their new album,\u201d singer Nick Niespodziani told Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a>. \u201cThey were really similar to the sounds we had on our record, and that made me feel really encouraged, that the sound that we had was not going to be throwaway or irrelevant.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, the bandmates can\u2019t fully resist their comedy instincts. In the video for \u201cBad Tequila,\u201d and in a just-released faux talk-show sketch<\/a>, the group run headlong into the schlocky aesthetic of cable-access programs, embracing the green-screen backdrops that have once again become ubiquitous in the age of Zoom meetings and concerts.<\/p>\n

Along with the \u201cBad Tequila\u201d comedy shorts, Yacht Rock Revue have been hosting their own social-distancing livestreams<\/a>. Last month, they teamed up with yacht-rock vet Robbie Dupree for a version of his \u201cHot Rod Hearts,\u201d and on Tuesday at 5 p.m. ET, Niespodziani will host a Cinco de Mayo happy hour<\/a> and Q&A to tee up YRR bassist Greg Lee\u2019s livestream gig at 6 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n