Day Wave

{{Short description|American indie rock band}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

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| name = Day Wave

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| caption =Day Wave's Ritz PDB concert photographed in Montréal , Québec, Canada .

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| origin = Oakland, California, U.S.

| genre = {{hlist|Indie rock|dream pop}}

| years_active = {{start date|2014}}–present

| label = Grand Jury
Harvest Records
Fiction Records
PIAS Recordings

| associated_acts = Carousel, Hazel English, LAUNDER, Pete Yorn, KennyHoopla, Hana Vu, Saba

| website = {{URL|http://www.daywavemusic.com/}}

| current_members = Jackson Phillips

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Day Wave is an American indie rock project from Oakland, California, formed in 2014. The band, based around musician Jackson Phillips, with accompanying musicians for live performances, released their debut EP Headcase in 2015. Day Wave has been featured in LA Mag and Billboard. They opened for Blonde Redhead during their fall 2016 tour.{{cite web |last=Hampp|first=Andrew |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/6634359/day-wave-headcase-ep-interview |title=Day Wave Talks DIY 'Headcase' EP, Ditching Synth-Pop & More|publisher=Billboard |date=July 16, 2015 |accessdate=July 28, 2015}}{{cite web |last=White|first=Caitlin |url=http://www.stereogum.com/1807620/day-wave-we-try-but-we-dont-fit-in/mp3s/ |title=Day Wave – "We Try But We Don't Fit In" |publisher=StereoGum |date=June 10, 2015 |accessdate=July 28, 2015}}{{cite web |last=Lester|first=Paul |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/25/the-playlist-new-bands-day-wave-boycrush-rangleklods-and-more |title=The playlist: new bands – Day Wave, Boycrush, Rangleklods and more |work=The Guardian |date=May 25, 2015 |accessdate=July 28, 2015}}{{cite web |last=Bennett|first=Kim Taylor |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/premiere-day-wave-we-try-but-we-dont-fit-in/ |title= Day Wave's "We Try But We Don't Fit In" Is an Outsider Anthem for Dreamers|publisher=Vice |date= 10 June 2015|access-date=July 28, 2015}}{{cite web |last=Lawrence|first=Eric J. |url=http://blogs.kcrw.com/musicnews/2015/04/day-wave-artist-you-should-know-song-premiere/ |title=Day Wave: Artist You Should Know (Song Premiere) |publisher=KCRW Music Blog |date=April 8, 2015 |accessdate=July 28, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.laweekly.com/event/blonde-redhead-day-wave-5733621 |title=Blonde Redhead, Day Wave |publisher=LA Weekly |accessdate=July 28, 2015}}

In November 2016, Day Wave signed onto Harvest Records and released the single "Wasting Time".{{Cite web|url=http://thebaybridged.com/2016/11/09/day-wave-joins-harvest-records-releases-new-song/|title=Day Wave joins Harvest Records, releases new song|first=Rob|last=Goodman|date=2016-11-09|website=The Bay Bridged|access-date=2017-03-18|archive-date=2018-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120221105/http://thebaybridged.com/2016/11/09/day-wave-joins-harvest-records-releases-new-song/|url-status=dead}} The song "Hard to Read" appears in 2016 video game Watch Dogs 2. In February 2017, Day Wave announced its debut album, The Days We Had, which was released on May 5, 2017.{{Cite news|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/02/day-wave-jackson-phillips-releases-new-single-some.html|title=Day Wave Announces Debut Album, Releases New Single "Something Here"|work=pastemagazine.com|access-date=2017-03-18|language=en}} Phillips relocated to the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles in early 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.passtheaux.co/interview-day-wave-el-rey-theatre/|title=Interview: Day Wave maintains lo-fi charm on debut album|work=Pass The Aux|date=25 May 2017 |access-date=2017-05-25|language=en}} Like on his earlier EPs, Phillips recorded straight to tape on his full-length debut. 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."{{cite news |last=Offenberger |first=Bre |url= https://www.thepostathens.com/article/2020/04/hazel-english-wake-up-review-day-wave |title=Album Review: Hazel English molds dream pop perfection on 'Wake UP!' |work=The Post |date=April 26, 2020 |access-date=January 7, 2020}}{{cite news |last=Murray |first=Robin |url= https://www.clashmusic.com/news/day-wave-hazel-english-tackle-an-interpol-classic |title=Day Wave, Hazel English Tackle An Interpol Classic |work=Clash |date=November 17, 2017 |access-date=January 7, 2020}} On April 24, 2020, Day Wave released its third EP, Crush.

The touring members of Day Wave 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.Chareunsy, Don, [https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/oct/17/days-of-yorn-singer-songwriter-pete-yorn-gets-inti/ "Days of Yorn: Singer-songwriter Pete Yorn gets intimate on solo acoustic tour"] Yorn also collaborated with Phillips on the 2022 release Hawaii.