Indie-pop darlings Rogue Wave have the release of their third album, Asleep at Heaven’s Gate, set for September 18th. This track, “Lake Michigan,” arrives in advance of it; have a listen, and consider it something of a teaser.
It took me a few plays to get into it. The song kind of reminds me of some of the more recent Snow Patrol stuff, or even of Keane — it’s got that kind of dreamy, crystalline sound to it. After three or four listens, I decided that I like it, but I’m curious to see if the new record has a few more uptempo tunes mixed in, the way their last two did. One track is nice, but it might be asking a lot of me to stay awake for a whole album of it.
“Lake Michigan” — Rogue Wave
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Comment by hotshotrobot — August 16, 2007 @ 7:09 pm
Huh. So THAT’s what Rogue Wave sound like. I really dig the production on this–the drums sound huge and your “crystalline” description is dead on. And yeah, i dunno if i could stand a whole album of it, but it’s not bad. I guess with a name like “Rogue Wave” i always assumed they were going to be another no/new-wave post-punk throwback band.