Rogue Wave – #27 at CMJ – Talks to Noisey and Continues Tour

In a recent interview with Noisey, Rogue Wave leader Zach Rogue confessed to feeling insecure while finishing Delusions of Grand Fur, the band’s sixth album and a return to a self-produced, experimental process of recording that the band hadn’t employed in more than a decade. “I was actually kind of terrified when it was time to mix the record because we had spent so much time working on one song at a time without much thought about whether or not these songs would sound like a collection… I was concerned. What if it’s too disjointed to flow like a record?” Fortunately, though, Rogue and bandmate Patrick Spurgeon had created something cohesive, and as they started to mix they started to realize that their labors had come to fruition in the form of an excellent, well-rounded LP.

That’s just one of the revelations in the extensive Noisey interview, which can be read right here. And it’s also a sentiment that seems to be shared by radio stations around the country, as Delusions of Grand Fur rocketed into the CMJ Top 30 last week in its second week on the charts. Help the band crack the Top 20 this week, and check them out on their continuing tour:

5/24 – Turner Hall – Milwaukee, WI
5/25 – Turf Club – St. Paul, MN
5/26 – Thalia Hall – Chicago, IL
6/9 – Club Dada – Dallas, TX
6/10 – Walter’s Downtown – Houston, TX
6/11 – Mohawk Outdoors – Austin, TX
6/12 – Paper Tiger – San Antonio, TX
6/15 – Rialto Theatre – Tucson, AZ
6/16 – Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ
6/17 – Teragram Ballroom – Los Angeles, CA
6/18 – Belly Up – Solana Beach, CA
6/23 – Wild Buffalo – Bellingham, WA
6/24 – The Crocodile – Seattle, WA
6/25 – Revolution Hall – Portland, OR