Koe Wetzel has recently become intrigued by the yacht rock genre. The country music star recently joined the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast to talk about how becoming a dad has changed his life for the better, how Koe Wetzel Day came to be, new music that’s on the way, and his upcoming album being written before he became a father. The Texas native also discussed how he connects with God and how he’s growing deeper with his faith, how excited his grandma would be for him to make a Gospel album, his friends not recognizing him anymore because he’s a truly changed man, and how he and Parker McCollum have been back in the studio together. Simply put, there’s a lot of exciting things happening in Koe Wetzel’s life right now. One of the more minor things that he’s recently found a lot of joy in is… the yacht rock genre (move over Keith Urban). Wetzel was discussing how he loves the vibes of beach front festivals (speaking of, get your Gulf Coast Jam tickets here), and always tries to work in some beach tunes. By beach tunes, he means “Margaritaville” by Jimmy Buffett. And speaking of beach music immediately led Koe Wetzel to reveal that there’s a new genre of music that he’s become a big fan of lately. It’s been his go-to vibe while driving, playing golf, or doing anything really: “I’m a big yacht rock guy. I’ve been jamming to so much yacht rock man. I got in the truck the other day. I got on SiriusXM or whatever and put it on my yacht rock station. Dude, I was just jamming. It felt so good. Even on the golf course. Anywhere. It just soothes the soul a little bit. I don’t know if it’s a getting older thing maybe?” @whiskeyriff @Koe Wetzel #whiskeyriff #whiskeyriffraff ♬ original sound – Whiskey Riff If you’ve never heard of the style of music before, it originated and became popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s… and dads everywhere absolutely love it (we hypothesized with Koe that it could be a dad thing). There wasn’t really a legitimate name for the sub-genre of rock until someone associated it with “the type of music you listen to while boating.” Considering one of the biggest hits of yacht rock is “Sailing” by Christopher Cross, that makes sense. Koe Wetzel loves it so much that he’s trying to figure out how to work it into music that he’s currently working on, and he’s not ruling out some saxophone – or as he called it, “Dirty Sax” – showing up on a future project of his: “We’ve been trying to incorporate into some of the music we’ve been making. We haven’t mastered it yet. There’s such a feel good vibe about it. Hopefully one day I can get there. But like… the saxophone? Some Hall and Oates? Oh my gosh, it’s so good. Maybe on the next record, we’ll throw in some dirty sax or something like that. Just to kind of get that good time feel.” Koe Wetzel yacht rock concept album? I’m absolutely here for it. You can hear more about it by checking out the interview on YouTube or making sure to download the podcast on Apple Podcasts by searching “Whiskey Riff Raff” or by clicking here. We’re also available on Spotify and wherever else you can listen to podcasts. Cheers, y’all. Audio Video The post Koe Wetzel Has Become A Big Yacht Rock Fan: “It Just Soothes The Soul” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.