Day Wave

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Day Wave
Origin	Oakland, California, U.S.
Genres	Indie rock dream pop
Years active	2014 (2014)–present
Labels	Grand Jury Harvest Records Fiction Records PIAS Recordings
Website	www.daywavemusic.com
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Jackson Phillips, known professionally as Day Wave, is an American indie rock musician from Oakland, California. He released his debut EP Headcase in 2015. Phillips has been featured in LA Mag and Billboard. He opened for Blonde Redhead during their fall 2016 tour.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

In November 2016, Phillips signed onto Harvest Records and released the single "Wasting Time".^[7] The song "Hard to Read" appears in 2016 video game Watch Dogs 2. In February 2017, he announced his debut album, The Days We Had, which was released on May 5, 2017.^[8] Phillips relocated to the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles in early 2017.^[9] Like on his earlier EPs, Phillips recorded straight to tape on his full-length debut.^[9] Phillips's recordings with Day Wave included some of the earliest recorded work of Australian-American musician Hazel English, and they co-released a cover of Interpol's "PDA."^[10][11] On April 24, 2020, Phillips released his third EP, Crush. On June 24, 2022, he released his second studio album, Pastlife. Phillips produced 7 of the 10 tracks on Calum Hood's 2025 debut album Order Chaos Order.

The members of Phillips' touring band include brothers Henry Moser (bass) and Jack Moser (keyboard/synth) as well as Nick de Ryss (drums), and Alex Lasner (guitar). After Phillips co-produced Pete Yorn's album Caretakers, Phillips, de Ryss, Henry Moser joined Yorn's 2019 tour as his backing band.^[12] Yorn also collaborated with Phillips on the 2022 release Hawaii.

1. ^ Hampp, Andrew (July 16, 2015). "Day Wave Talks DIY 'Headcase' EP, Ditching Synth-Pop & More". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
2. ^ White, Caitlin (June 10, 2015). "Day Wave – "We Try But We Don't Fit In"". StereoGum. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
3. ^ Lester, Paul (May 25, 2015). "The playlist: new bands – Day Wave, Boycrush, Rangleklods and more". The Guardian. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
4. ^ Bennett, Kim Taylor (June 10, 2015). "Day Wave's "We Try But We Don't Fit In" Is an Outsider Anthem for Dreamers". Vice. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
5. ^ Lawrence, Eric J. (April 8, 2015). "Day Wave: Artist You Should Know (Song Premiere)". KCRW Music Blog. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
6. ^ "Blonde Redhead, Day Wave". LA Weekly. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
7. ^ Goodman, Rob (November 9, 2016). "Day Wave joins Harvest Records, releases new song". The Bay Bridged. Archived from the original on November 20, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
8. ^ "Day Wave Announces Debut Album, Releases New Single "Something Here"". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
9. ^ ^{a b} "Interview: Day Wave maintains lo-fi charm on debut album". Pass The Aux. May 25, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
10. ^ Offenberger, Bre (April 26, 2020). "Album Review: Hazel English molds dream pop perfection on 'Wake UP!'". The Post. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
11. ^ Murray, Robin (November 17, 2017). "Day Wave, Hazel English Tackle An Interpol Classic". Clash. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
12. ^ Chareunsy, Don, "Days of Yorn: Singer-songwriter Pete Yorn gets intimate on solo acoustic tour"

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