After a three-year hiatus, Rogue Wave is starting the new decade with their fourth album, Permalight. Permalight is the band's follow up to 2007's Asleep At Heavan's Gate and the second album on Jack Johnson's Brushfire records. Bandleader Zach Rogue has described Permalight as a more "visceral" album than the band's previous efforts, and recorded the album with producer Dennis Herring.
You can listen to the entire album exclusively on Rogue Wave's
UG Profile!
A punchy, deceptively effervescent set of multi-instrumental pop tunes, the Northern California band's latest set represents a giant breakthrough for Rogue and his longtime musical partner, drummer-keyboardist-vocalist Pat Spurgeon. "The record sounds, for lack of a better word, fun," the frontman says.
It's an astonishing change of direction, to say the least. Formed by Rogue in 2002 after he lost his tech job and parted ways with the Oakland rock group Desoto Reds, Rogue Wave has a reputation for crafting classic, inward-looking pop songs highlighted with psychedelic guitars, pastoral sound effects and intricate rhythms.
In March, the band will hit the road in support of Permalight. Confirmed tour dates are listed below:
03/01 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
03/02 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
03/03 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
03/04 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church Sanctuary
03/05 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
03/06 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
03/08 - Atlanta, GA - The Loft
03/09 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
03/10 - Birmingham, AL - Bottletree
03/13 - Orlando, FL - The Social
03/15 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
03/16 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
03/17 - Dallas, TX - The Loft
04/07 - Santa Cruz, CA - Rio Theatre
04/09 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
04/10 - Seattle, WA - Neumo’s
04/13 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
04/14 - Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
04/15 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Café
04/16 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
04/17 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
04/20 - Columbia, MO - Mojo’s
04/21 - Tulsa OK - Bobs at Cain’s
04/23 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
04/24 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
04/27 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up
04/29 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
04/30 - San Francisco, CA - Fillmore
