Essentially the solo vehicle for singer/songwriter Jackson Phillips, Oakland, California's Day Wave make atmospheric, '80s-influenced synth- and guitar-based pop. One half of the similarly inclined electronic duo Carousel, Phillips is known for his yearning, often melancholic songs that combine the immediacy of lo-fi bedroom productions with the sonically blurred colorations of ambient and noise pop. Phillips released Day Wave's debut EP, Come Home Now, in 2015. In 2016, he returned with Day Wave's second EP, Headcase, featuring the songs "Gone" and "Stuck." His music racked u...