Release The Sunbird is the solo project of Zach Rogue of the Californian band Rogue Wave. Which is a little strange, because you'd think that anyone who names their band after themselves can probably treat it as much like a solo gig as they want. Not that I'm complaining though, because although I've never really listened to Rogue Wave I've taken a real shine to Release The Sunbird lately, especially their recently released EP entitled 'Imaginary Summer'. Check out my favourite song off the EP, 'Heart-Skinned, Down'.

The British folk revival appears to have been given another forceful resuscitation on these shores in 2012. In a state of pre-apocalyptic reflection, the UK has been hit with yet another rogue wave of ham-fisted, beardy bed-wetters to strum us out and yet - for our nation's limp lamenters - the next Kiwanuka, Howard or McMorrow can't come along soon enough. Well, with this in mind, spare a thought for a poor old Peasant , in this case 26-year-old Damien DeRose, who (now) four albums in, is still solemnly living the DIY, dainty-plucker's dream – conjuring self-produced LPs of largely-ignored, earnest ...

Requested by toyarose • Compiled by mayfliesmayfly 01. Muse - “Falling Away With You” (Absolution) 02. Gilbert O’Sullivan - “Alone Again (Naturally)” (Himself) 03. The Bittersweets - “Hurtin’ Kind” (Self Titled) 04. Richard Walters - “Brittle Bones” (The Animal) 05. Billie The Vision & The Dancers - “I Let Someone Else In” (The World According To Pablo) 06. Rogue Wave - “Eyes” (Just Friends Soundtrack) 07. Neutral Milk Hotel - “King Of Carrot Flowers Part 1” (In The Aeroplane Over The Sea) 08. Foxes">Fleet Foxes - “He Doesn’t Know Why” (Ragged Wood) 09. Ray LaMontagne - “Trouble” (Trouble) 10. Chicken Shack - “I’d Rather Go Blind” (A Time ...

Francisco The Man play a type of sunny, post-punk guitar rock that’s all been all but absent from the indie rock scene since the early/mid-2000′s when bands like Kicks">French Kicks, Rogue Wave, Snowden and SOUND Team were all the rage. The Los Angeles-based band entered my radar through the guys at I Guess I’m Floating [...]

Last July, under new moniker Release The Sunbird, Zach Rogue of Rogue Wave released arguably one of the more under-the-radar albums of 2011 with Come Back To Us. The music’s immediate warmth and kind-hearted melodies showcased an excited musician and thoughtful project. Rogue apparently (and luckily) had more completed Sunbird material to share with us, [...]

“You Shut Me Out” is a tightly infectious effort from Ghosty’s third album, a self-titled effort out April 17th. You may remember the Kansas-based group from four years ago, when I wrote about their excellent debut Grow Up or Sleep In. They produce concise, quality indie-rock with tight hooks and shades of Dr. Dog, Rogue Wave, and

The Flaming Lips Bimbo’s 365 Club San Francisco, CA Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Yes to the confetti cannons; no to the dudes in bear suits. Yes to the overzealous smoke machine; no to the Wayne Coyne-sized hamster ball. Verily, the Flaming Lips attempted to go relatively minimal for this relatively small club gig, playing their 1999 cartoon-psych masterpiece The Soft Bulletin in full using only the bare essentials. Plus, y'know, a green-alien-skinned harp, a gong encrusted with epileptic neon lights, and a noisy interlude wherein Coyne brandished giant laser hands. Even after stripping down considerably, they had plenty ...

Click to listen to Release the Sunbird's 'I Will Walk' Zach Rogue of Rogue Wave started his creative side project Release the Sunbird in 2010 after needing an outlet to try something new creatively On February 21st Release the Sunbird will drop their latest digital EP Imaginary Summer which contains the...

Zach Rogue of Rogue Wave's Release The Sunbird will release a new digital EP, Imaginary Summer, next Tuesday February 21st

Zach Rogue of Rogue Wave's Release The Sunbird will release a new digital EP, Imaginary Summer, next Tuesday February 21st

Unfortunately for all of us who have fallen in love with Chuck , we now grieve in the wake of the show’s grand finale. But let’s take some time to happily reminisce, and remember how he captured all of our hearts in the first place. NBC’s Chuck  is one of the few comedy-action-drama spy shows that will forever take your breath away, either by laughing too hard or the show’s constant twists, turns, and cliffhangers. It followed the life of Chuck Bartowski (Zachary Levi), a “nerd-herd” computer whiz recruited by the CIA and NSA after all of ...

What do you get when you mix alternative music stylings with singer-songwriter sensibility, synth pop pads, 1980’s guitar licks, and the distorted drive of 2000’s retro garage-rock? You get the intriguing, playful-yet-slightly-twisted sound delivered on the latest album from Vincent">St. Vincent, the band of multi-instrumentalist Annie Erin Clark. On  Strange Mercy  one hears sentimental elements mixed with synth licks and laptop construction; the album has the distinct sound of having been created by a single entity in a home studio, from the synth sounds to the drums machines and guitar cut-ins, the album has a distinctly digital ...

I started collecting vinyl in January of 2008.  Here is what I have amassed. (updated January 2012) AC/DC Back in Black American Football American Football Andrew Bird Armchair Apocrypha Band of Horses Everything All the Time Infinite Arms Battles Gloss Drop Mirrored The Beach Boys Endless Summer The Beatles 1962-1966 1967-1970 Abbey Road Hey Jude Let it Be Magical Mystery Tour Rubber Soul Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Beck Modern Guilt Odelay The Bee Gees Best of Bee Gees Vol. 1 [pre-disco] Saturday Night Fever Ben Folds Five Ben Folds Five Blackalicious A2G [EP] Blazing Arrow The ...

For this month only Tikva Records will pop up at 3191 Mission with a ’50s style record store. There will be movies and performance including Dengue Fever on December 10th, Wil-Dog of Ozomatli on the 15th, Zach Rogue of Rogue Wave on the 20th, Greg Ashley on the 27th and Luther Dickinson of the Black [...]

Today's Mix/Cover/Live includes Rogue Wave, Sharon Van Etten and Junior Boys. Sharon Van Etten - Peace Signs (Live)