Rogue Wave announce new album “Delusions of Grand Fur”

By: Staff –

Rogue Wave have announced their first new album in over three years entitled Delusions of Grand Fur, which will be released via Easy Sound on April 29th.

The Bay Area band’s sixth studio album, Delusions of Grand Fur – a title chosen as a riff on the tendency of fresh-faced musicians to misperceive the reality of band life – marks the reinvigorated return of Zach Rogue, his longtime bandmate Pat Spurgeon, and their fellow bandmembers. Recording and producing the entire LP themselves, Rogue Wavehas seized creative control of its identity and sound and is set to smash any preconceptions of its music, revealing the most truthful, powerful, and urgent sonic blueprint of the band to date. Click here for physical pre-order and here for digital.

The album’s lead single “What Is Left To Solve” is a dark, indie pop single with electronic flourishes. Stream it below.

Rogue Wave will also be taking Delusions of Grand Fur on the road this Spring, with newly announced tour dates starting in May. Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 12th– see below to find a show near you.

On Delusions of Grand Fur, Rogue Wave exhibit a fresh sound founded on the art of patience, the fearlessness of experimenting, and the unbridled joy of creating something meaningful to help us navigate through these vacant times. The record opens on a confident tone with the upbeat and personal “Take It Slow,” a song inspired by a mantra of patience. The energy takes off on the next track, “In the Morning,” which was given its gyrating, infectious pulse by the deft hands of its mixer, Chris Walla. And the bright clip of “California Bride,” perhaps the tone that will prove most familiar to longtime fans, is a meditation on the beauty and fortune of being alive. The jangly, psychedelic “Ocean,” featuring Mike Deni of Geographer, is an instant smash about breaking up, and how getting stabbed in the back can leave you feeling infinitesimally small. By the time the album reaches its close with the slow-burning, achingly lush “Memento Mori,” it’s clear that Delusions of Grand Fur is a masterstroke by a band that knows who it is and has continued to evolve.

In a sense a return to their recording roots, Rogue and Spurgeon decided to work without a producer, instead recording and producing themselves at their home studio in Oakland. Much like the band’s debut, 2003’s Out of the Shadow, a project completed entirely by Rogue and a single engineer, the band worked without recording demo versions of songs-instead, the demos would simply become the songs. While the process of creating the songs themselves had somewhat of a natural evolution, the lyrics did not come as easy. Creating the band’s strongest and most varied record to date in terms of storytelling, Rogue found success with his words when slowing himself down and recognizing that his wild juxtapositions of themes actually felt right. “It is the trajectory I’ve always wanted for this band,” says Rogue. “It’s the sound of who we actually are, for better or for worse.” Despite the modest environment and DIY approach, the end result is a clear snapshot of who Rogue Wave is today.

Delusions of Grand Fur Tracklisting
1. Take It Slow
2. In The Morning
3. California Bride
4. Look At Me
5. Falling
6. Curious Me
7. What Is Left To Solve
8. Frozen Lake
9.  Endless Supply
10. Ocean
11. Last Picture Show
12. Mimento Mori

Rogue Wave 2016 Tour Dates
5/5/16      Oakland, CA @ Starline Ballroom
5/6/16      Mill Valley, CA @ Sweetwater Music Hall
5/7/16      San Francisco, CA @ The independent
5/10/16    Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
5/11/16    Buffalo, NY @ Tralf Music Hall
5/12/16    Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
5/13/16    New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
5/14/16    Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
5/15/16    Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
5/17/16    Washington, DC @ Black Cat
5/18/16    Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
5/19/16    Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
5/20/16    Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge
5/21/16    St. Louis, MO @ Old Rock House
5/22/16    Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
5/24/16    Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
5/25/16    Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club
5/26/16    Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
6/9/16      Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
6/11/16    Austin, TX @ Mohawk Outdoors
6/12/16    San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
6/17/16    Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
6/18/16    Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up