Rogue Wave | |
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.jpg) Rogue Wave singer Zach Rogue performing with the band in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Oakland, California,United States |
| Genres | Indie rock,lo-fi |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Responsive Recordings(2002-2004) Sub Pop(2004-2007) Brushfire Records(2007-2013) Vagrant(2013-present) Easy Sound Recording Company(2016-present) |
| Members | Zach Rogue Pat Spurgeon Masanori Christianson Jon Monahan |
| Past members | Sonya Westcott Evan Farrell Gram LeBron Patrick Abernethy Steve Taylor Ken Christianson Cameron Jasper Dominic East Dan Iead Rob Easson |
| Website | Official website |
Rogue Wave is anindie rock band fromOakland, California, and headed by Zach Schwartz (a.k.a. Zach Rogue) who created the band after losing his job in thedot-com bust. Their first album wasOut of the Shadow which was released privately in 2003 and re-released in 2004. In the fall of 2004 they went on a national tour of theUnited States. Their most recent album,Cover Me, was released on February 17, 2017, through Easy Sound Recording Company.
In early 2002, Zach Rogue decided to take some time off from his home base of San Francisco and set off with a one-way ticket to New York in March with the intention of recording one or two songs with friend Bill Racine. He came away with an album's worth of material that would later become Rogue Wave's debut, Out of the Shadow. After returning to theBay Area with a nearly completed record in hand, Zach decided to leave his former band, the Bay Area-based Desoto Reds, in which he played guitar, and form his own group. At the end of 2002, while preparing the album for release, Zach rounded out the band's lineup with the addition of Patrick Spurgeon (drums, keys, samples, vocals) Sonya Westcott (bass, vocals), and Gram LeBron (guitar, keys, vocals).[1]
Patrick Spurgeon has played with bands Churches, Pancho San, Somehow at Sea, Antenna, Stranded at the Drive In, Ramona the Pest, Brando, Steve Kowalski, Lessick, and has also released solo work as The Phantom Drummer.[2]
Gram LeBron has been involved in the bands Com Jr, Get Better, The Album Leaf, Port O'Brien, Long and Golden, schrasj, Sad Like Crazy, Conundrum, Jessica Six, All Transistor and has also released solo work asGolden Gram.[2]He currently plays with Outer Embassy and composes for film and commercials.
Sonya Westcott was in the band Venus Bleeding before her time with Rogue Wave.[2]
Evan Farrell played with The Japonize Elephants, Mega Mousse, Amaldecor, Big Mule, Hunted Haunted Bazergahn Klezmorchestra, Grande Rouge, Kentucky Nightmare, Mama HooHoo.[2]
Patrick Abernethy was formerly a keyboard player withBeulah before joining Rogue Wave.
Evan Farrell left Rogue Wave after the recording ofAsleep at Heaven's Gate to pursue his other project, The Japonize Elephants, but remained a friend of the band.[3] Farrell died soon after on December 23, 2007 in Oakland CA, suffering from "massive smoke inhalation" in an apartment fire caused by a dangerously obsolete gas-fired floor furnace. Gram LeBron was also in the house. Awakened by Evan's warnings, he was unable to rescue him when forced from the house by the flames.[4] He left behind a wife and two young children.[5] Farrell himself had replaced original bassist Sonya Westcott in 2004. Patrick Abernethy joined the band in 2007 to take Farrell's place on bass and was later replaced by Cameron Jasper in 2009.
The band is featured extensively in the documentary, D-Tour, produced and directed by Jim Granato, which chronicles Spurgeon's struggles with kidney disease and his wait for a transplant. The film was featured on the show "Independent Lens" onPBS.[6] Spurgeon was born with a single kidney.
On November 18, 2009 Zach Rogue announced the release date for their fourth full-length album,Permalight.[7] It was released on March 2, 2010 throughBrushfire Records.
Rogue Wave announced the release of their fifth studio album,Nightingale Floors,[8] on March 27 via their Facebook page. It was released on June 4, 2013.
In February 2016, the band announced the release of their sixth studio album,Delusions of Grand Fur, through new record label Easy Sound Recording Company (created in 2014 and home toFruit Bats,Futurebirds,Vetiver, andMarianne Faithfull, among others). It was released on April 29, 2016.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [9] | US Heat [10] | US Indie [11] | US Rock [12] | ||||||||||||||
| Out of the Shadow |
| — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Descended Like Vultures |
| — | 41 | 46 | — | ||||||||||||
| Asleep at Heaven's Gate |
| —[A] | 7 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Permalight |
| 149 | 1 | — | 44 | ||||||||||||
| Nightingale Floors |
| —[B] | 7 | 40 | — | ||||||||||||
| Delusions of Grand Fur |
| — | 16 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Cover Me |
| — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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| US Sales [17] | US Alt. [18] | |||
| "10:1" | 2005 | 14 | — | Descended Like Vultures |
| "Everyday"[19] | — | — | Stubbs the Zombie: The Soundtrack | |
| "Publish My Love"[20] | 2006 | — | — | Descended Like Vultures |
| "Eyes"[21] | — | — | Just Friends (soundtrack) | |
| "Lake Michigan"[22] | 2007 | — | 29 | Asleep at Heaven's Gate |
| "Chicago x 12"[23] | 2008 | — | — | |
| "Like I Needed"[24] | — | — | ||
| "Good Morning (The Future)"[25] | 2010 | — | — | Permalight |
| "Solitary Gun"[26] | — | — | ||
| "College"[27] | 2013 | — | — | Nightingale Floors |
| "Siren's Song"[28] | — | — | ||
| "What Is Left to Solve"[29] | 2016 | — | — | Delusions of Grand Fur |
| "California Bride"[30] | — | — | ||
| "Ocean"[31] | — | — | ||
| "Vote for Me Dummy"[32] | — | — | 30 Days, 50 Songs | |
| "Let My Love Open the Door"[33] | 2017 | — | — | Cover Me |
| "Forest"[34] | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Aesop Rock"[35] | 2020 | — | — | |
Rogue Wave appeared as themselves in the 2009 movieLove Happens, starringAaron Eckhart andJennifer Aniston. In the movie, set in Seattle, Eckhart's character is disappointed that tickets to a Rogue Wave outdoor concert are sold out. However, Aniston's character surprises him by borrowing a friend's utility truck with a “cherry picker” boom. She parks the truck near the large open-air amphitheater, and the two of them enjoy a great view of the concert from the elevated bucket.
Rogue Wave is featured on theStubbs: The Zombie Soundtrack performing a cover ofBuddy Holly's "'Everyday'". Their cover of Buddy Holly's "Everyday" was also plagiarized[36] for a television commercial for the movieRachel Getting Married.
A live version of theirOut of the Shadow track, "Every Moment", appeared on the soundtrack for the movieNapoleon Dynamite, but not in the movie itself.
The song "Eyes" was featured in the movieJust Friends, the sixteenth episode of season two of90210, the pilot of television seriesHeroes, and a 2010 commercial forLG
Rogue Wave's songs have also appeared in episodes ofHeroes,Friday Night Lights,Scrubs andChuck. They also had their song "Kicking the Heart Out" on an episode ofWeeds onShowtime.
TheFox showThe O.C. has used "Publish My Love", "California", and "Interruptions" as well as included "Publish My Love" onMusic from the OC: Mix 5, a collection of songs used in the show.
The song "Lake Michigan" was used in an ad forMicrosoft's MP3 playerZune, as well as a commercial for MLB Network. In 2011, Rob Kardashian danced the Viennese Waltz to "Lake Michigan" in Season 13 of Dancing with the Stars.
The third episode of season fiveNip/Tuck featured "California".
Their song "Harmonium" is used in anESPN commercial for theUEFA Euro 2008.
In 2008, the band filmed and released a video for the song "Chicago X 12" (fromAsleep at Heaven's Gate) which was directed by actor/comedianBob Odenkirk.[37]
The song "Love's Lost Guarantee" is featured on one episode ofOne Tree Hill's seventh season, as well as in the trailer for the indie-filmWristcutters.
A poster for a Rogue Wave concert can be seen on the wall of the bakery inStranger than Fiction.
Rogue Wave's song 'Lake Michigan' can also be heard on theOPSM Loves Eyes Television Ad created in 2010.
Rogue Wave's song "Eyes" was featured in the pilot episode ofLone Star, which aired on FOX 9/20/10.
Their song "Eyes" was most recently featured on an episode ofCougar Town on 9/29/10.
The song "Everyday" is used in the episode 1.12 (Unpleasantville) ofThe Vampire Diaries which aired on the CW in 2010.
The song "College" is featured in the 2013 filmCarrie.
In 2013, Rogue Wave also did a collaboration with the cast ofStudio C to produce an Off-set sketch/music video called "Context is Everything".
Rogue Wave's song "Eyes" was featured in a 2015 sketch featuringJimmy Fallon,Justin Timberlake andWill Ferrell forThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Rogue Wave's song "Lake Michigan" is featured in the movie "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" and its soundtrack.
In 2017, Rogue Wave's cover ofKim Carnes 1981 song "Bette Davis Eyes" was featured in Season 1, Episode 11 of the TV showRiverdale.
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