History: Zach Schwartz decided to start Rogue Wave after his dot.com job failed. Schwartz, as a result, changed his name to Zach Rogue. He was formerly a guitarist in a Cali indie band called The Desoto Reds before he met up with his mates and started roguing it up. A bad break for the band came in 2006 when they were released from Sub Pop records.
Years Active: 2002 to Present
Label: Brushfire Records (Independent)
Line-Up:
Zach Rogue - Vocals/Guitar
Pat Spurgeon - Drums/Keyboard
Gram LeBron - Guitar/Keyboard
Patrick Abernethy - Bass/Piano
Dominic East - Guitar
Genre: Independent Lo-Fi Pop
Musical Style/Moods: Pop-like, but not too pop-like
Best Album: Out of the Shadow (2004)
"Birds on a Wire"
"Seasick on Land"
"Kicking the Heart Out"
Influenced By: Red House Painters, Elliott Smith
If You Like Modest Mouse, Built to Spill, or Sebadoh You Might Like Rogue Wave
"Kicking the Heart Out" is extremely catchy. Haha, "roguing it up." Haha, "they were released from Sub Pop records...." what is Sup Pop a prison now? lol.
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