New music: Day Wave
Samantha Beggins
Day Wave released EP "Hard to Read" March 4th via Grand Jury!
In an interview with NME (after NME named him their "New Act Of The Week") Jackson Phillips, the man behind Day Wave, explained how Day Wave came to be: “The music that I love is guitar driven,” he explains, “and I felt all these bands trying to rehash synthpop were getting a little stale. I wanted to make more guitar led music and that was the idea for Day Wave. So I just was like ‘fuck it, I could figure out guitar, it can’t be that hard.’”
"One-man bedroom pop, but propulsive enough to keep a touring band plenty busy." - NPR Music
"We've been spoiled by Day Wave. One song after another has put us in a really wonderful place." -Beats 1's Zane Lowe
"...every aspect of Day Wave tracks have depth-from the words, their delivery, and the landscape that surrounds them." - Noisey
"a promising five-song collection of sun-faded, lo-fi indie rock." - The FADER
"Day Wave sucked me in immediately...I'd listen to this on loop all day" - Stereogum
"...Day Wave has reset the Beach Boys in 1970s Manchester." - Consequence of Sound
Catch Day Wave on tour at any of the following dates and festivals:
3/16/16 SXSW - Stubhub Showcase @ Bangers - 4 PM
3/16/16 SXSW - Jansport/VICE @ Cheer Up Charlie's - 8:30 PM
3/17/16 SXSW - Another Planet / Noise Pop @ at Sidewinder - 1 PM
3/18/16 SXSW - Spotify House - 1:30 PM
3/19/16 SXSW - Crack in The Road x Hype Machine Showcase @ Hype Hotel - 1 PM
3/19/16 SXSW - Urban Outfitters @ UO - 3:00 PM
4/8/16 Brisbane, Australia @ The Tivoli - **SOLD OUT** ^
4/9/16 Sydney, Australia @ Enmore Theatre - **SOLD OUT** ^
4/15/16 Adelaide, Australia @ The Gov - **SOLD OUT** ^
4/16/16 Perth, Australia @ Astor Theatre ^
4/20/16 Melbourne, Australia @ 170 Russell ^
4/21/16 Melbourne, Australia @ 170 Russell - **SOLD OUT** ^
4/22/16 Melbourne, Australia @ 170 Russell - **SOLD OUT** ^
4/25/16 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
4/28/16 Seattle, WA @ Barboza
4/29/16 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
4/30/16 Vancouver, BC @ Cobalt
5/2/16 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
5/3/16 Denver, CO @ Lost Lake Lounge
5/4/16 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
5/6/16 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
5/10/16 Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe
5/11/16 Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
5/12/16 Washington, DC @ DC9
5/14/16 Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Fest
5/16/16 Dublin, Ireland @ The Workman's Club
5/18/16 London, England @ Birthdays
5/21/16 Brighton, England @ Great Escape (DIY Stage)
5/22/16 Leeds, England @ Brudenell Social Club
5/24/16 Newscastle, England @ Think Tank
5/25/16 Glasgow, Scotland @ Broadcast
5/30/16 Paris, France @ Le Pop Up Du Label
6/1/16 Amsterdam, Holland @ Paradiso
6/3/16 Hamburg, Germany @ Prinzenbar
6/5/16 New York, NY @ Governor's Ball
6/7/16 Boston, MA @ Great Scott
6/9/16 Toronto, ON @ Drake Underground
6/10/16 Detroit, MI @ Pike Room at Crofoot
6/13/16 Dallas, TX @ Cambridge Room (HOB)
6/14/16 Austin, TX @ Sidewinder (Former Red 7) Inside
6/17/16 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
^ w/ Gang of Youths
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"Headcase Review"
Jackson Phillips’ solo project of Day Wave has potential.
I’d want to be laying out on the beach on a hot summer day listening to this, or maybe on a long car ride once I’m at the point of just chilling out. It’s very relaxing and dreamy.
If you’re in that in between period of your life, where a lot of 20 somethings find themselves, where you don’t really know your purpose or what you’re doing- it can be comforting listening to music that kind of fits your mood. I feel like Day Wave does just that, with his songs “Nothing At All” and “We Try But We Don’t Fit In.”
In “Nothing At All” Phillips asks the question “What am I good for?” that he later answers with “nothing at all.” Later in the song are also the lyrics “...Spend my days alone, lost in my head.” In “We Try But We Don’t Fit In” he sings “We don’t fit in, not even a little bit.” In “Headcase,” the EP’s title track, he sings about not feeling right anymore and someone being on his mind all the time- which is relatable for mostly everyone.
Everyone loves misery with company, and not that this music is miserable (quite the opposite), but it definitely takes you down a 'questioning life' path where you'll want to take comfort in music and the fact that others feel the same way and you're not alone with your thoughts.
There’s a definite Death Cab For Cutie/ Tame Impala/ Lana Del Rey vibe to the music. It has that chill, flowy quality.
By: Sam Beggins