BIOGRAPHY
Day Wave is the recording name of Jackson Phillips, an American indie rock musician, multi-instrumentalist and producer born September 3, 1989, based in Oakland, California. A Berklee College of Music graduate, he previously played in the Los Angeles electro pop group Carousel before leaving in 2014 to relocate to Oakland and launch Day Wave. His 2015 debut EP Headcase and its single "Drag" earned early attention from KCRW, Sirius Alt Nation, Sirius XMU and Zane Lowe's Beats 1, drawing praise from outlets like the Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed, The Fader, Stereogum and Noisey. He signed to Harvest Records in 2016 and released the debut album The Days We Had in 2017, followed by the EP Crush in 2020 and second album Pastlife in 2022. He has also produced and collaborated with artists including Pete Yorn, Hazel English and Calum Hood.