Yacht Pops
An acoustic duo from Albuquerque

Just Two Dads
Playing Smooth Music.

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Leave your baggage on the shoreline as singers and best friends Danger K Varoz and Juicebox Desmond of The Asteroids (Albuquerque The Magazine’s Best Local Band, 2026) help you unwind whatever’s got your dinghy in a knot and set a course for cortisol-free cool at your local craft taproom, lounge, private event or other engagement where the sounds of smooth music are needed. It’s just two dads from Albuquerque with a love of easy-listening pop hits, relaxing vocal melodies and sleek guitar solos. So loosen the frayed rope you call a belt, kick off the flippy floppies, open an ice-cold Topo Chico, pop in your copy of Captain Ron on VHS and put the sound on mute. Your conversations won’t have to compete with our chilled-out collection of smooth pop hits from the ’70s to today. From Paul Simon, Leon Bridges and the Backstreet Boys to Sam Smith, Neil Young and John Mayer, there’s a little bit of something for everyone. You’ll think to yourself, “Damn, are they playing ‘Kiss from a Rose’?” and you’ll be right because we totally are. Have us out to your patio, brewery, or private party. We can play for up to three hours, provide all our own equipment and create an atmosphere of laughter and fun, full of songs you won’t be able to resist singing along to.

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The smooth gets around

Where we’ve played.

El Cortez Theater

Truth or Consequences, NM

Historic El Vado Motel

Albuquerque, NM

Launchpad

Albuquerque, NM

Homemade Mixtape — photographs of Paul Simon, Rihanna, Seal, Alanis Morissette, Alicia Keys, Neil Young, John Mayer, the Backstreet Boys and Lana Del Rey

Photo credits

Photographs cropped, color-treated and arranged into a collage. Collage: CC BY-SA 4.0.

Me and Julio Down by the SchoolyardPaul Simon
What Goes Around… Comes AroundJustin Timberlake
Hand in My PocketAlanis Morissette
Spring Into SummerLizzy McAlpine
RiverLeon Bridges
UmbrellaRihanna
Kiss from a RoseSeal
New SlangThe Shins
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Rocky RaccoonThe Beatles
The Stable SongGregory Alan Isakov
Frankie’s Gun!The Felice Brothers
Old ManNeil Young
Like a RiverOcie Elliott
With a Little Help from My FriendsJoe Cocker
I’m Not the Only OneSam Smith
Karma PoliceRadiohead
We’re Going to Be FriendsThe White Stripes
The ScientistColdplay
If I Ain’t Got YouAlicia Keys
Sex & CandyMarcy Playground
Until I Found YouStephen Sanchez
Pawn Shop BluesLana Del Rey
Slow Dancing in a Burning RoomJohn Mayer
Saturday NightsKhalid
Let the Light InLana Del Rey
I Will Follow You into the DarkDeath Cab for Cutie
The Only Living Boy in New YorkSimon & Garfunkel
I Can ChangeLake Street Dive
Pretty Little PoisonWarren Zeiders
Put a song in our heads

The Smooth Suggestion Box.

Got a song you’d like to hear us play? Tell us the song and artist. We’ll give every suggestion a proper mulling over. Possibly over a Topo Chico.

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The History of
Smooth, Smooth Music.

As told by Hollywood Steve in the hilarious YouTube series Yacht Rock.

Before you ask two grown men to play “Kiss from a Rose,” you deserve to know how things got this smooth. Hollywood Steve will take it from here. We’ll be over by the cooler.

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A brief detour into extremely important smooth business.

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