Pitchfork: YACHT, Black Lips Split a 7" You Probably Won't Hear

YACHT, Black Lips Split a 7" You Probably Won't Hear

So Atlanta's Black Lips and Portland's YACHT are putting out a new split 7". Excellent news for fans of grimey rock and bubbly electroid funk, right? In theory, sure! But, thanks (or no thanks) to the folks at Fader, uh, you probably can't hear it. Sorry.

Here, alas, is the rub: The disc is limited to 500 copies, which we're aware is standard practice in this world of indie rock. Quite a number of those will be distributed to "top DJs, artists and influencers," which, hey, is their prerogative, although one wonders how much time said DJs, artists and influencers have to listen to 7" records these days. And the leftover scraps from that castoff will then be given away as contest fodder via Fader's website.

So, unless you're James Murphy's nephew or something, the chances of you hearing this disc are about as good as your English professor sparing the red pen on the word "influencers." Bummer city! Who wouldn't want to hear Black Lips cover the Tamrons' 1967 garage gem "Wild Man," or YACHT do another genial tune detailing some aspect of his life's philosophy?

This is actually the third time Fader has put out a 7" nobody can hear-- the first one was a M. Ward ft. Jim James/Ladyhawk split, and the second one was a Busy Signal/Mavado split. [Both of them are really good! And I know because I own both of them! I am an influencer ... mwahahaha! -- Ed.]

Rarities comp, here we come:

A: Black Lips - "Wild Man"
B: YACHT - "No Favors Policy"

Black Lips:

07-12 San Francisco, CA - Popscene
07-13 San Francisco, CA - Amoeba Records
07-16 Los Angeles, CA - Amoeba Records
07-19 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwells
07-21 Coney Island, NY - Siren Festival
09-12 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club *
09-14 Baltimore, MD - Sonar *
09-15 Washington, DC - Black Cat *
09-16 Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore at TLA *
09-18 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
09-19 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *
09-20 Worcester, MA - The Grind (Clark University) *
09-21 Cambridge, MA - Middle East *
09-22 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa *
09-23 Toronto, Ontario - The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern *
09-25 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick *
09-26 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom *
09-28 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium *
09-29 Milwaukee, WI - Mad Planet *
09-30 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock *
10-02 Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room *
10-03 Kansas City, MO - Grand Emporium *
10-04 Dallas, TX - The Loft *
10-05 Austin, TX - Emo's *
10-06 Houston, TX - The Engine Room *
10-07 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks *

* with the Selmanaires

YACHT:

07-02 Tokyo, Japan - O-Nest *
07-03 Yokohama, Japan - Club24 *
07-04 Nagoya, Japan - KD Japon *
07-05 Kobe, Japan - Triton Café *
07-06 Okayama, Japan - TBA *
07-07 Kyoto, Japan - Urbanguild *
07-08 Kanazawa, Japan - Socila *
07-14 Portland, OR - PIX Patisserie %
07-19 Anacortes, WA - What the Heck? Fest
07-26 Sydney, Australia - TBA &
07-27 Sydney, Australia - Manning Bar &
07-28 Melbourne, Australia - Cloud City &
07-29 Adelaide, Australia - &
08-02 Brisbane, Australia - TBA ^
08-03 Melbourne, Australia - TBA ^
08-04 Sydney, Australia - TBA ^
08-19 Brooklyn, NY - McCarren Park Pool #
09-15 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre (Monolith Festival)
09-22 Melbourne, Australia - Parklife Festival
09-30 Sydney, Australia - Parklife Festival

* with Au Revoir Simone
% with Bobby Birdman
& with Architecture in Helsinki
^ with Panther
# with Ghostland Observatory