The Afterlife: YACHT

Pop ideology doesn't come any more complex than with YACHT. Continuing the 'mantra' based mission of album See Mystery Lights, the video for 'The Afterlife' has the band taking part in a baptism ritual... in slow motion. "Water baptism is a ritual act which gives people a profound sense of renewal and rebirth" explains YACHT frontman Jona "Baptism initiates, purifies, and gives a name. Baptism need not be dogmatic. It can be, rather, a pure experience of the body: anticipation, cold, shock, brevity, commitment, and emergence, relief."



It's directed by repeat collaborator Judah Switzer and leads up to the track being released as a single - accompanied by remixes from The XX , Joy Electric, Andrew WK and Mai Ling - on 19th April. YACHT will also be touring the UK next month with LCD Soundsystem:

Friday 23 April – LONDON – Brixton Academy (with LCD Soundsystem)
Saturday 24 April – LONDON - Brixton Academy (with LCD Soundsystem)
Monday 26 April – BIRMINGHAM – Academy (with LCD Soundsystem)
Tuesday 27 April – LEEDS – Academy (with LCD Soundsystem)
Wednesday 28 April – GLASGOW – Barrowlands (with LCD Soundsystem)
Thursday 29 April – GLASGOW – Barrowlands (with LCD Soundsystem)
Saturday 1 May – MANCHESTER – Academy (with LCD Soundsystem)
Sunday 2 May – BRISTOL – Academy (with LCD Soundsystem)
*NEW* Sunday 2 May - LONDON - Gaymers Camden Crawl

Check out previous track Psychic City or listen to the band's remix of Phoenix's Armistice

Phoenix - Armistice YACHT Remix [download]

[DOWNLOAD]