Rogue Wave
Out of The Shadow

THE REVIEW

Lost among the numerous new musical proposals that annually flood the United States, a small indie pop gem lay waiting to "come out of the shadows," as its title aptly prophesied.
It only took the record label responsible for the most interesting releases of recent times (Sub Pop) to notice how much grace was hidden in that album, to decide to reissue it, thus giving the proper recognition to one of the groups considered among the most interesting novelties in the U.S. indie pop/rock scene in 2004.

It's easy for this album to stay in the player for quite some time, and if it's true that Rogue Wave invents nothing, one has to acknowledge by the first twist and turn that what they do, they do it like few can these days.
Melody and lightheartedness, snippets of indie pop-folk and intimate ballads, travel hand in hand in just under forty minutes of sonic delight.
Zack Rogue's delicate voice manages to be confidential in the more reflective and pessimistic moments (Endgame), just under two minutes where it seems you can hear the same grace of the late Elliott Smith, or emulates what could be a children's nursery rhyme (Nourishment Nation) and for a moment you're invited to the musical banquet of the Shins, only to end up fitting wonderfully into an enchanting sonic labyrinth (Sewn Up).

Out of the Shadows is an album that strikes in its simplicity, that simplicity that makes one wonder how a simple acoustic guitar and a voice can still make our deepest chords vibrate, yet it's the umpteenth time that Falcon Settles Me floods these walls with sweetness and we wish it would never end.