The band Megayacht stopped by Live & Local last week, following the release of their new album, “Out of Bright.”
“It’s been amazing,” says Mitch Bennett of the process of recording the album, Megayacht’s first since their 2024 debut “Attacking the Rust.” “We’ve been working on it (since) almost the day after the other album came out, (and) it’s been really fun to work on.”
Recorded at the band’s practice space (a double-wide lovingly dubbed the Biltroy), “Out of Bright” shoots out of the gate with the driving guitar of opening track “20B” and races through eleven rocking tracks with lyrics that cover everything from airline seats to alien invasions. Songs from “Out of Bright” have been trickling out for months: album highlight “Good Luck/Bad Luck” was one of 97.9 The Hill’s top 50 local songs of 2025, a full seven months before the release date.
“We walk in to practice and just start playing something – and often it’s terrible,” Bennett says with a laugh. “And other times it’ll turn into something good.”
Listen to “Out of Bright” and purchase the album on Bandcamp.
Now that the album is out, Megayacht is celebrating with an album-release show Saturday, August 15, at Nash Street Tavern in Hillsborough, beginning at 8 p.m. with local legend John Howie Jr. opening.
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Mitch Bennett, Matt Blanchard, Kevin Jenkins and Frank Peveler of Megayacht stopped by Live & Local last week to discuss “Out of Bright” and play three tracks: “20B,” “When the Wave Comes Down,” and “Putting on a Show.” Listen:
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