# Day Wave

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{{Short description|American indie rock musician}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Day Wave
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| caption         =Day Wave's Ritz PDB concert photographed in Montréal , Québec, Canada .
| birth_name        = Jackson Phillips
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| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1989|9|3|df=yes}}
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| origin          = [Oakland, California](/source/Oakland%2C_California), U.S.
| genre           = {{hlist|[Indie rock](/source/Indie_rock)|[dream pop](/source/dream_pop)}}
| years_active    = {{start date|2013}}–present
| label           = Grand Jury<br>[Harvest Records](/source/Harvest_Records)<br>[Fiction Records](/source/Fiction_Records)<br>[PIAS Recordings](/source/PIAS_Recordings)
| past_member_of  = Carousel
| website         = {{URL|http://www.daywavemusic.com/}}
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'''Jackson Phillips''' (born September 3, 1989<ref>{{cite web |last=Volpe|first=Allie |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/day-wave-hard-to-read-noisey-next/ |title=Stuck on Day Wave, California's Melancholy Dreamer|publisher=Vice |date=February 25, 2016 |access-date=January 5, 2026}}</ref>), known professionally as '''Day Wave''', is an American [indie rock](/source/indie_rock) musician, multi-instrumentalist, and producer based in [Oakland, California](/source/Oakland%2C_California). He was previously in the Los Angeles-based [electro pop](/source/electro_pop) group Carousel, formed after graduating from [Berklee College of Music](/source/Berklee_College_of_Music) in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lipshutz|first=Jason |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/carousel-into-the-night-exclusive-song-premiere-5793303/ |title=Carousel, 'Into The Night': Exclusive Song Premiere|publisher=Billboard |date=November 19, 2013 |access-date=January 5, 2026}}</ref> He released his debut EP ''Headcase'' as Day Wave in 2015. Phillips has been featured in ''[LA Mag](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)'' and ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine)).'' He opened for [Blonde Redhead](/source/Blonde_Redhead) during their fall 2016 tour.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hampp|first=Andrew |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/day-wave-headcase-ep-interview-6634359/ |title=Day Wave Talks DIY 'Headcase' EP, Ditching Synth-Pop & More|publisher=Billboard |date=July 16, 2015 |access-date=July 28, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

In November 2016, Phillips signed onto [Harvest Records](/source/Harvest_Records) and released the single "Wasting Time".<ref>{{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}}</ref> The song "Hard to Read" appears in 2016 video game ''[Watch Dogs 2](/source/Watch_Dogs_2)''. In February 2017, he announced his debut album, ''The Days We Had'', which was released on May 5, 2017.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Phillips relocated to the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles in early 2017.<ref name=PTA2017>{{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}}</ref> Like on his earlier EPs, Phillips recorded straight to tape on his full-length debut.<ref name=PTA2017 /> Phillips's recordings with Day Wave included some of the earliest recorded work of Australian-American musician [Hazel English](/source/Hazel_English), and they co-released a cover of [Interpol](/source/Interpol_(band))'s "[PDA](/source/PDA_(Interpol_song))".<ref name= "English">{{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](/source/The_Post_(Ohio_student_newspaper)) |date=April 26, 2020 |access-date=January 7, 2020}}</ref><ref name= "Interpol">{{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](/source/Clash_(magazine)) |date=November 17, 2017 |access-date=January 7, 2020}}</ref> On April 24, 2020, Phillips released his third EP, ''Crush''. On June 24, 2022, he released his second studio album, ''[Pastlife](/source/Pastlife_(album))''. Phillips produced 7 of the 10 tracks on [Calum Hood](/source/Calum_Hood)'s 2025 debut album ''[Order Chaos Order](/source/Order_Chaos_Order)''.

Phillips' live personnel includes brothers Henry (bass) and Jack Moser (keyboard/synth) as well as Nick de Ryss (drums), and Alex Lasner (guitar). After Phillips co-produced [Pete Yorn](/source/Pete_Yorn)'s album ''[Caretakers](/source/Caretakers_(album))'', Phillips, de Ryss, Henry Moser joined Yorn's 2019 tour as his backing band.<ref>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"]</ref> Yorn also collaborated with Phillips on the 2022 release ''[Hawaii](/source/Hawaii_(Pete_Yorn_album))''.

==Discography==
===Studio albums===
* ''The Days We Had'' (Harvest, 2017)
* ''[Pastlife](/source/Pastlife_(album))'' (PIAS, 2022)

===EPs===
* ''Headcase'' (Self-released, 2015)
* ''Hard to Read'' (Grand Jury, 2016)
* ''Crush'' (PIAS, 2020)

==References==
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Category:Living people
Category:1989 births
Category:American rock musicians
Category:Musicians from Oakland, California
Category:Berklee College of Music alumni
Category:Fiction Records artists
Category:Harvest Records artists

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