Incredible Yacht Control is the new project from Bret Vogel of Portland indie favourites Crosstide. They toured across the U.S. and Canada, and shared stages with The Killers and Franz Ferdinand. But, encouraged by his Kiwi friends The Mint Chicks, Vogel started his solo project to release music not fitting this band project.
In 2013, Vogel stepped away from music and moved to New Zealand to focus on family and teaching. Aside from a brief stint as Kody Nielson’s saxophonist and an appearance at Rodney Fisher’s Kingsland Folk Club, he kept his songs to himself — until an old friend gave him the push needed for Vogel to send a few songs to Home Alone Records for consideration.
The new album, pastor al, is a departure from the lo-fi jangle pop of early IYC. Built around Vogel’s intricate fingerpicking, it layers strings, glitchy atmospherics, and electronic flourishes.