How does one describe yacht rock? The folks at MasterClass did a pretty good job. Essentially, it's a component of soft rock, adult contemporary, and Album-oriented rock (AOR) all rolled into one.

A mellow soft-rock song is broken up by an occasional clap from the drum, kind of like a thunderstorm. Rainy days call for duvets, hot cocoa and a good book. Some gentle background music sets the ...

we conclude with somewhat of a generic category which I am calling “Soft Rock/Pop.” You can include a lot of songs under that ...

Across 10-tracks, the powerhouse singer leans into the mellow rock of her youth ... romance arrives through yacht rock sounds and flowery language in songs with titles like ''Marigolds ...