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Day Wave

Data updated on 2025-04-19 20:19:51 UTC
Essentially the solo vehicle for producer-songwriter Jackson Phillips, Day Wave makes atmospheric, new wave influenced synth and guitar-based pop. Phillips is known for his yearning, often melancholic songs that combine the immediacy of lo-fi bedroom productions with the sonically blurred colorations of noise pop and indie rock.


In 2015 Phillips self-released Day Wave's debut EP, Headcase, featuring the song “Drag”. He returned the next year with Day Wave's second EP, Hard To Read. His music spread widely on various streaming platforms, leading to interest from record labels. In 2017 he signed to Harvest Records and released his debut album, The Days We Had. Produced by Phillips and Mark Rankin (Bloc Party, Adele), the record took Day Wave's bedroom rock sound and expanded upon it. After a few years of touring and producing for other artists, 2020 saw the arrival of the four-song EP Crush, featuring the song “Potions”.

Genres

: dream pop surf rock

Total plays

254.3 million
Updated on 2025-04-19

Country

United States

Social media links

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Monthly listeners

466,720

Followers

144,658

Top Cities

  1. United States
    Los Angeles
    8,452 listeners
  2. United States
    Denver
    7,473 listeners
  3. United States
    Chicago
    7,862 listeners
  4. United States
    New York City
    7,677 listeners
  5. Australia
    Sydney
    6,763 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Drag
Drag
46,165,595 3:10 2015-07-07
Something Here
Something Here
30,519,474 4:05 2017-01-31
Gone
Gone
19,084,595 3:42 2016-01-18
6's to 9's - Day Wave Remix
6's to 9's - Day Wave Remix
18,588,957 2:45 2019-11-04
Potions
Potions
15,978,272 3:10 2020-03-26
Kate's Not Here - Day Wave & Lawrence Rothman Remix
Kate's Not Here - Day Wave & Lawrence Rothman Remix
11,484,191 3:07 2020-10-07
Loner
Loner
8,444,755 2:23 2022-05-10
Total Zombie
Total Zombie
6,962,488 4:16 2015-07-07
Your Way
Your Way
6,533,543 4:26 2019-02-14
Wasting Time
Wasting Time
5,764,542 4:06 2016-11-04
PDA
PDA
4,543,822 5:06 2017-11-17
Starting Again
Starting Again
4,322,715 3:34 2020-02-26
Ordinary
Ordinary
4,242,066 3:25 2017-05-05
Where Do You Go
Where Do You Go
4,090,906 3:23 2021-11-09
Hard to Read
Hard to Read
3,716,638 3:10 2016-03-04
We Try but We Don't Fit In
We Try but We Don't Fit In
3,421,765 3:39 2015-06-11
Disguise
Disguise
3,284,851 3:14 2017-05-05
Stuck
Stuck
3,098,910 3:37 2016-02-16
Promises
Promises
3,068,982 3:16 2017-04-07
2012 (feat. Day Wave)
2012 (feat. Day Wave)
3,056,275 4:20 2022-02-04
Untitled
Untitled
2,948,425 3:41 2017-03-03
Carbon Monoxide
Carbon Monoxide
2,789,244 3:11 2022-11-17
Deadbeat Girl
Deadbeat Girl
2,681,071 4:43 2016-03-04
Come Home Now
Come Home Now
2,507,502 4:11 2015-09-28
Pastlife
Pastlife
2,348,944 2:31 2022-03-29
On Your Side
On Your Side
2,102,286 3:15 2017-05-05
Crush
Crush
2,096,330 3:07 2020-04-24
Ceremony
Ceremony
2,038,908 3:58 2015-11-06
Before We Knew
Before We Knew
2,027,178 3:33 2021-08-11
Jesse
Jesse
2,026,719 2:09 2024-03-14
Headcase
Headcase
1,822,503 4:32 2015-07-07
See You When The End's Near
See You When The End's Near
1,786,718 3:53 2022-06-24
Nothing at All
Nothing at All
1,640,440 3:47 2015-07-07
You Are Who You Are
You Are Who You Are
1,499,328 3:04 2015-11-06
Home
Home
1,495,575 3:56 2017-05-05
You
You
1,441,549 2:48 2016-03-04
All Dressed Up
All Dressed Up
1,426,303 2:54 2022-05-19
As You Are
As You Are
1,165,590 3:05 2023-12-06
Bring You Down
Bring You Down
1,128,772 3:38 2017-05-05
Kids (feat. Day Wave)
Kids (feat. Day Wave)
1,080,401 3:28 2019-11-08
Bloom
Bloom
1,049,481 2:34 2017-05-05
Still Let You Down
Still Let You Down
1,042,403 2:55 2018-07-26
I'm Still Here
I'm Still Here
1,030,817 4:21 2017-05-05
Apartment Complex
Apartment Complex
936,756 2:45 2022-06-24
Cold Like Me
Cold Like Me
847,539 3:02 2022-12-02
Empty
Empty
474,460 3:14 2020-04-24
Breakdown
Breakdown
464,158 3:22 2023-08-22
Heart To Rest
Heart To Rest
407,202 2:19 2022-06-24
Blue
Blue
403,722 3:46 2022-06-24
mr. on-my-mind - Day Wave Remix
mr. on-my-mind - Day Wave Remix
376,381 2:35 2023-04-26
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
363,008 2:14 2022-06-24
We Used To Be Young
We Used To Be Young
346,013 3:04 2022-06-24
Linger
Linger
258,847 3:44 2022-12-02
Blue Corduroys
Blue Corduroys
240,583 2:14 2025-02-27
Gone (Live from Spotify House SXSW '16)
Gone (Live from Spotify House SXSW '16)
217,676 4:06 2016-09-16
Nothing at All (Live from Spotify House SXSW '16)
Nothing at All (Live from Spotify House SXSW '16)
194,594 3:33 2016-09-16
Ceremony (Live from Spotify House SXSW '16)
Ceremony (Live from Spotify House SXSW '16)
181,391 4:16 2016-09-16
Stuck (Live from Spotify House SXSW '16)
Stuck (Live from Spotify House SXSW '16)
178,659 4:14 2016-09-16
Drag (Live from Spotify House SXSW '16)
Drag (Live from Spotify House SXSW '16)
158,927 3:19 2016-09-16
See You When The End's Near - Original Version
See You When The End's Near - Original Version
158,387 2:36 2022-12-02
Total Zombie (Live from Spotify House SXSW'16)
Total Zombie (Live from Spotify House SXSW'16)
128,845 4:17 2016-09-16
Come Home Now (Live from Spotify House SXSW '16)
Come Home Now (Live from Spotify House SXSW '16)
121,043 4:05 2016-09-16
Something Here - Acoustic
Something Here - Acoustic
114,861 3:50 2017-08-25
We Try but We Don't Fit In (Live from Spotify House SXSW '16)
We Try but We Don't Fit In (Live from Spotify House SXSW '16)
94,171 4:29 2016-09-16
Jesse - Acoustic Version
Jesse - Acoustic Version
91,926 2:44 2024-12-05
Intro (Live from Spotify House SXSW '16)
Intro (Live from Spotify House SXSW '16)
< 1000 0:21 2016-09-16

New releases

As You Are
As You Are
2023-12-06
[Play It Again Sam]
Breakdown
Breakdown
2023-08-22
[Luminelle Recordings]
mr. on-my-mind (Day Wave Remix)
mr. on-my-mind (Day Wave Remix)
2023-04-26
[Bar/None Records]
Pastlife (Deluxe)
Pastlife (Deluxe)
2022-12-02
[I OH YOU / Liberator Music]
Pastlife (Deluxe)
Pastlife (Deluxe)
2022-12-02
[[PIAS]]
Pastlife
Pastlife
2022-06-24
[[PIAS]]
Pastlife
Pastlife
2022-06-24
[I OH YOU / Liberator Music]
Loner
Loner
2022-05-10
[[PIAS]]
Loner
Loner
2022-05-10
[I OH YOU / Liberator Music]
Pastlife
Pastlife
2022-03-29
[[PIAS]]
Pastlife
Pastlife
2022-03-29
[I OH YOU / Liberator Music]
Where Do You Go
Where Do You Go
2021-11-09
[I OH YOU / Liberator Music]
Where Do You Go
Where Do You Go
2021-11-09
[[PIAS]]
Before We Knew
Before We Knew
2021-08-11
[[PIAS]]
Before We Knew
Before We Knew
2021-08-11
[I OH YOU / Liberator Music]
Kate's Not Here (Day Wave & Lawrence Rothman Remix)
Kate's Not Here (Day Wave & Lawrence Rothman Remix)
2020-10-07
[KRO RECORDS]
Crush
Crush
2020-04-24
[[PIAS]]
Crush
Crush
2020-04-24
[I OH YOU / Liberator Music]
Potions
Potions
2020-03-26
[I OH YOU / Liberator Music]
Starting Again
Starting Again
2020-02-26
[I OH YOU / Liberator Music]
6’s to 9’s (Day Wave Remix)
6’s to 9’s (Day Wave Remix)
2019-11-04
[Counter Records]
Still Let You Down
Still Let You Down
2018-07-26
[I OH YOU / Liberator Music]
Still Let You Down
Still Let You Down
2018-07-26
[2018 Day Wave]
PDA
PDA
2017-11-17
[I OH YOU / Liberator Music]
PDA
PDA
2017-11-17
[Marathon Artists]
PDA
PDA
2017-11-17
[Harvest Records (US1A)]
Something Here (Acoustic)
Something Here (Acoustic)
2017-08-25
[I OH YOU / Liberator Music]
The Days We Had
The Days We Had
2017-05-05
[Harvest Records (US1A)]
The Days We Had
The Days We Had
2017-05-05
[I OH YOU / Liberator Music]
Promises
Promises
2017-04-07
[Harvest Records (US1A)]
Promises
Promises
2017-04-07
[I OH YOU / Liberator Music]
Untitled
Untitled
2017-03-03
[Harvest Records (US1A)]
Untitled
Untitled
2017-03-03
[I OH YOU / Liberator Music]
Something Here
Something Here
2017-02-03
[I OH YOU / Liberator Music]
Something Here
Something Here
2017-01-31
[Harvest Records (US1A)]
Wasting Time
Wasting Time
2016-11-04
[I OH YOU / Liberator Music]
Wasting Time
Wasting Time
2016-11-04
[Harvest Records (US1A)]
Spotify Sessions
Spotify Sessions
2016-09-20
[I OH YOU / Liberator Music]
Spotify Sessions
Spotify Sessions
2016-09-16
[Grand Jury (RED)]
Hard to Read
Hard to Read
2016-03-04
[Fat Possum]
Hard to Read
Hard to Read
2016-03-04
[Grand Jury]
Hard to Read
Hard to Read
2016-03-04
[Day Wave]
Hard To Read
Hard To Read
2016-03-04
[Liberator Music]
Stuck
Stuck
2016-02-16
[Day Wave]
Stuck
Stuck
2016-02-16
[Grand Jury]
Gone
Gone
2016-01-28
[Day Wave]
Gone
Gone
2016-01-18
[Grand Jury]
Gone
Gone
2016-01-18
[Liberator Music]
Come Home Now / You Are Who You Are
Come Home Now / You Are Who You Are
2015-11-06
[Fat Possum]
Come Home Now / You Are Who You Are
Come Home Now / You Are Who You Are
2015-11-06
[I OH YOU / Liberator Music]
Come Home Now
Come Home Now
2015-09-28
[I OH YOU / Liberator Music]
Headcase
Headcase
2015-07-07
[Many Hats Distribution]
We Try but We Don't Fit In
We Try but We Don't Fit In
2015-06-11
[Many Hats Distribution]