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DEAR ROUGE SHARE “MEET ME AT THE RIO” VIDEO

October 27, 2022

Photo Credit: Lindsey Blane

HEADLINING TOUR KICKS OFF NOVEMBER

SPIRIT OUT NOW

(October 27, 2022) – Vancouver alt-rock duo Dear Rouge’s latest radio single “Meet Me at The Rio” is currently sitting in the Top 20 on the radio charts, and today the band has shared a brand new video for the single.

Filmed this summer, the video features live clips from the band’s tour opening for Metric, along with clips of Danielle performing, dancing, and running through the stands at the actual Rio Theatre in Vancouver! On the track, and video, lead singer Danielle McTaggart says, “We wrote “Meet Me At The Rio” to celebrate the live music experience, using The Rio Theatre as a brick and mortar place to inspire the lyrics. Not to mention we love it there. Filming the last part of the video at the actual venue brought it all together. Filming there was amazing! The venue is a staple in Vancouver and we’ve had several nights celebrating art and culture there. So it was not hard to get into the vibe and have fun dancing through the seats and on the balcony.

WATCH “MEET ME AT THE RIO”

Dear Rouge will hit the road this fall with a headline tour across Canada with dates in Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary, Red Deer, Vancouver and more. See below for a full list of tour dates. Tickets on-sale now- more info here.

Spirit, which was released this past spring has earned the band rave reviews including Exclaim, Monte Cristo, Northern Transmission, and more! The album also features singles “Fake Fame ”, alongside “Gimme Spirit”.

LISTEN TO SPIRIT HERE

CANADIAN TOUR DATES

Nov. 22 – St. Catherines, ON – Warehouse
Nov. 23 – Ottawa, ON – Bronson Centre
Nov. 24 – Montreal, QC – Petit Campus
Nov. 25 – Toronto, ON – The Opera House
Nov. 26 – Hamilton, ON
Nov. 29 – Winnipeg, MB
Nov. 30 – Saskatoon, SK – Capitol Music Club
Dec. 01 – Calgary, AB – Palace Theatre
Dec. 02 – Red Deer, Bo’s Bar & Stage
Dec. 03 – Edmonton, AB – Midway
December 7 – Cumberland, BC – The Waverley
December 8 – Nanaimo, BC – The Queens
Dec. 09 – Victoria, BC – Capital Ballroom
Dec. 10 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre

DOWNLOAD TOUR POSTER HERE

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DEAR ROUGE ANNOUNCE NATIONAL TOUR DATES

September 14, 2022

Dear Rouge, Spirit

Photo Credit: Lindsey Blane

DEAR ROUGE ANNOUNCE HEADLINING TOUR DATES

SPIRIT OUT NOW

‘Small Talk’ captures this sonic evolution from the quintessential grit and gloss of the duo’s last album
– Exclaim!

“One of the meatiest releases from the dependable duo.”
– Vancouver Sun

“The final outcome is an emotionally charged album that’s angry in all the right places and tender where it counts.”
– Monte Cristo Magazine

“Brilliantly mix-tape-worthy”
– The Georgia Straight

“With gritty guitar riffs and an explosive chorus, the track is sure to get you singing along.”
– Indie88

(September 14, 2022) – Dear Rouge will hit the road this fall with a headline tour across Canada with dates in Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary, Red Deer, Vancouver and more. See below for a full list of tour dates. Tickets on sale Friday, September 16 – more info here.

The band kicked off their touring earlier this summer with a string of dates supporting Metric, alongside opening for Vance Joy at Rogers Centre in Vancouver and Budweiser Stage in Toronto. For this tour the band will be bringing along Hotel Mira to kick things off each night.

Spirit, which was released this past spring has earned the band rave reviews including Exclaim, Monte Cristo, Northern Transmission, and more! The album also features #1 radio single “Fake Fame ”, alongside “Gimme Spirit” and the most recent single “Meet Me At The Rio” which is quickly climbing up the radio charts.

LISTEN TO SPIRIT HERE

CANADIAN TOUR DATES

Nov. 22 – St. Catherines, ON – Warehouse
Nov. 23 – Ottawa, ON – Bronson Centre
Nov. 24 – Montreal, QC – Petit Campus
Nov. 25 – Toronto, ON – The Opera House
Nov. 26 – Hamilton, ON
Nov. 29 – Winnipeg, MB
Nov. 30 – Saskatoon, SK – Capitol Music Club
Dec. 01 – Calgary, AB – Palace Theatre
Dec. 02 – Red Deer, Bo’s Bar & Stage
Dec. 03 – Edmonton, AB – Midway
Dec. 09 – Victoria, BC – Capital Ballroom
Dec. 10 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre

DOWNLOAD TOUR POSTER HERE

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DEAR ROUGE SHARE NEW VIDEO “GIMME SPIRIT”

May 4, 2022

Dear Rouge, Gimme Spirit, Spirit

Photo Credit: Lindsey Blane

BAND TO HIT THE ROAD THIS SUMMER APPEARING ON VANCE JOY + METRIC DATES

FULL-LENGTH SPIRIT OUT NOW

WATCH “GIMME SPIRIT”
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LISTEN & SHARE: SPIRIT
Stream

LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: Small Talk”
YouTube

LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: “Life Goes By And I Can’t Keep Up”
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LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: “Fake Fame”
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“‘Undoubtedly, Dear Rouge sound grounded and renewed on Spirit — and seem destined for greater success”
– Exclaim!

“One of the meatiest releases from the dependable duo.”
– Vancouver Sun

“The final outcome is an emotionally charged album that’s angry in all the right places and tender where it counts.”
– Monte Cristo Magazine

“Brilliantly mix-tape-worthy”
– The Georgia Straight

“With gritty guitar riffs and an explosive chorus, the track is sure to get you singing along.”
– Indie88

“‘Life Goes By And I Can’t Keep Up’ is one of the band’s most vulnerable and reveals a more mature and refined band.”
– SPILL Magazine

“Dear Rouge clearly hasn’t lost their spark, with this track being as enticing, and as cutting, as ever.”
– Glide

“The track is definitely a catchy one, with a serious message, but will still surely get yer head bopping around.”
– N or the r n Tr a nsmi s si o n s

(May 4, 2022) – Alt darlings Dear Rouge are excited to share the video for their latest single “Gimme Spirit,” that premiered earlier today via Wonderland. This raucous celebration exudes fun, frivolity and joy. Watch the video here.

“Gimme Spirit” which follows their number one single “Fake Fame” has quickly followed suit and has already hit the Top 15 on alt-radio charts in Canada since it’s release a few weeks ago! Singer Danielle McTaggart explains the inspiration behind the track:

We wrote this song in a time of uncertainty and fear of the future. The lyric that stuck was “take me back to why we started in the first place”. We felt this sense that if we could remember the whole reason and core desire to make this record, then the heart and passion would just come. We just knew it was special; this song brings us hope and ended up being the title track for the album (Spirit).

The video for this song was filmed at our home and directed by our good friend Steve Bays. We wanted to make it feel as much like us, and our lives, as possible. We set up our bathtub with black light features, glow in the dark stars from our childhood, and some moody lighting. Then we invited a bunch of locals and friends over and danced the night away. We capped off the night by going to the beach to have a bonfire and set off a bunch of fireworks at 1am. Fun fact: the very first song we ever released and did a video for as Dear Rouge was called “Diamonds”, and it was filmed around the fireworks in Vancouver. We were going “back to why we started” in that way – a full circle moment there. The video feels so authentic to us.

“Gimme Spirit” comes off the band’s latest full-length effort Spirit released last month. The album has earned critical acclaim with an 8/10 from Exclaim!, and rave reviews from the likes of Vancouver Sun and Monte Cristo Magazine.

The band have also just announced a support slot on the upcoming Metric tour that will see them play shows in Western Canada with additional summer festival dates and two dates in Vancouver and Toronto with Vance Joy. See below for all dates.

UPCOMING TOUR DATES

*with Vance Joy
+with Metric

May 27 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena *
June 4 – Burnstown, ON – Neat Coffee Shop
June 5 – Gravenhurst, ON – Tall Pines Music & Arts Festival
June 9 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage *
June 10 – Ridgeway, ON – The Sanctuary – Centre for the Arts
July 1 – Victoria, BC – Laketown Shakedown
July 2 – Elora, ON – Ignite Concert
July 16 – Hamilton, ON – Pier 4 Park
July 22 – Squamish, BC – Constellation Festival
August 11 & 12 – Victoria, BC – Royal Theatre +
August 13 – Vancouver, BC – The Orpheum +
August 15 – Calgary, AB – Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium +
August 17 – Edmonton, AB – Edmonton Convention Centre +
August 19 – Regina, AK – Conexus Arts Centre +
August 20 – Saskatoon, SK – TCU Place +
August 21 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre

Spirit – TRACKLISTING:

Facedown
Small Talk
Dream Dreamer
Gimme Spirit
Fake Fame
Way Down
Relationship Problems
Heavy Hearts
Life Goes By And I Can’t Keep Up
You Rattle Me
Meet Me At The Rio
That’s It, That’s All (feat. Lights)

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DEAR ROUGE’S NEW ALBUM “SPIRIT” OUT NOW!

April 8, 2022

Dear Rouge, Spirit

Photo credit: Lindsey Blane

Dear Rouge’s New Album Spirit Out Now via Pheromone Records

Upcoming Spring Tour Dates + Vance Joyce Support Dates

LISTEN & SHARE: SPIRIT
Stream

LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: Small Talk”
YouTube

LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: “Life Goes By And I Can’t Keep Up”
YouTube

LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: “Fake Fame”
YouTube

“‘Small Talk’ captures this sonic evolution from the quintessential grit and gloss of the duo’s last album
– Exclaim!

“One of the meatiest releases from the dependable duo.”
– Vancouver Sun

“The final outcome is an emotionally charged album that’s angry in all the right places and tender where it counts.”
– Monte Cristo Magazine

“Brilliantly mix-tape-worthy”
– The Georgia Straight

“With gritty guitar riffs and an explosive chorus, the track is sure to get you singing along.”
– Indie88

“‘Life Goes By And I Can’t Keep Up’ is one of the band’s most vulnerable and reveals a more mature and refined band.
– SPILL Magazine

“Dear Rouge clearly hasn’t lost their spark, with this track being as enticing, and as cutting, as ever.”
– Glide

“The track is definitely a catchy one, with a serious message, but will still surely get yer head bopping around.”
– Northern Transmissions

(Toronto, April 8, 2022) Today, Vancouver alt-rock duo Dear Rouge share their long-awaited third full-length album, Spirit (out now via Pheromone Records). As the band wrote of the record, “Spirit is the most vulnerable and raw side of Danielle’s inner thoughts, and the line being thrown from these questions and deep reckonings within oneself, urging you to grab hold and hang on for dear life.”

The band recorded Spirit secluded away from busy cityscapes. Drew and Danielle took up residence in a lakeside cabin shortly after the release of PHASES, their sophomore record. The duo found themselves spending their days alone together, and Spirit began to take form over the winter months.

“I had this epiphany,” Danielle shared, “that we needed to come back to ourselves and the joy and comfort we found in each other when we began writing music together.”

Her epiphany meant a return to vulnerability, honesty, the enjoyment of their own art and an authenticity in working with what’s true for you. Instead of seeking out high brow co-writers and listening to too many outside voices, Danielle felt compelled to hear those already closest to her. On Spirit, the band enlisted Thomas D’arcy (Neko Case, July Talk, The Sheepdogs), their long-time collaborator Ryan Worsley (GUS, Mathew V), Broken Social Scene founder Brendan Canning, close friend and drummer Daniel Klenner (Peach Pit, We Are The City), pop-star and former tour-mate Lights, as well as singer-songwriter Jordan Klassen, and producers Derek Hoffman, Frederik Thaae, and Herag Sanbalian.

Spirit is a different avenue of sound for Dear Rouge. Along with raw individual reflections, the duo strove for a more grassroots approach to the instrumentation. Acoustic guitars from the tracks’ demo stages remain audible. Songs written on piano are kept to their instrument of origin, instead of being replaced by synthesizers. Rather than opening a computer, Dear Rouge and Thomas D’arcy utilized Hammond organs, strings, and glockenspiels to create atmospheric elements. It’s all still distinctly Dear Rouge, but more personal, more vulnerable, and more intimate. Spirit is an inspiration to its listeners to be bold and brave; to foster, to create, to encourage and to celebrate ourselves and others.

UPCOMING TOUR DATES
*with Vance Joy

Spirit – TRACKLISTING:

Facedown
Small Talk
Dream Dreamer
Gimme Spirit
Fake Fame
Way Down
Relationship Problems
Heavy Hearts
Life Goes By And I Can’t Keep Up
You Rattle Me
Meet Me At The Rio
That’s It, That’s All (feat. Lights)

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DEAR ROUGE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM “SPIRIT” DUE APRIL 22

January 28, 2022

Dear Rouge, Small Talk, Spirit

Photo credit: Lindsey Blane

NEW TRACK “SMALL TALK” OUT NOW

(Toronto, ON – January 28, 2022) – Vancouver alt-rock duo Dear Rouge have unveiled the details of Spirit, their third full-length album due out April 22, 2022 via Pheromone Recordings, and available for pre-order and pre- saves today. The band stated “Spirit is the most vulnerable and raw side of Danielle’s inner thoughts, and the line being thrown from these questions and deep reckonings within oneself, urging you to grab hold and hang on for dear life.” The duo of Danielle and Drew McTaggart have been making waves with the first two tracks from the upcoming new record– the delicate and understated “Life Goes By And I Can’t Keep Up” and the radio chart burner “Fake Fame”, which hit #1 this week on the Alternative Chart (Mediabase).

Pre-order available here

Along with revealing the album’s name and artwork, the band is sharing another new track – the infectious earworm “Small Talk”, out today on all DSPs. On the track the band said, “’Small Talk’” asserts how the reality of the world right now has changed our needs, as we are all aching for authentic connection. We don’t have the time or space for “cheap love””.

LISTEN HERE

Spirit – Track Listing:

Facedown
Small Talk
Dream Dreamer
Gimme Spirit
Fake Fame
Way Down
Relationship Problems
Heavy Hearts
Life Goes By And I Can’t Keep Up
You Rattle Me
Meet Me At The Rio
That’s It, That’s All (feat. Lights)

The band recorded Spirit secluded away from busy cityscapes. Drew and Danielle took up residence in a lakeside cabin shortly after the release of PHASES, their sophomore record. The duo found themselves spending their days alone together, and Spirit began to take form over the winter months. “I had this epiphany,” Danielle shared, “that we needed to come back to ourselves and the joy and comfort we found in each other when we began writing music together”. Her epiphany meant a return to vulnerability, honesty, the enjoyment of their own art and an authenticity in working with what’s true for you. Instead of seeking out high brow co-writers and listening to too many outside voices, Danielle felt compelled to hear those already closest to her. On Spirit the band enlisted Thomas D’arcy (Neko Case, July Talk, The Sheepdogs), their long-time collaborator Ryan Worsley (GUS, Mathew V), Broken Social Scene founder Brendan Canning, close friend and drummer Daniel Klenner (Peach Pit, We Are The City), pop-star and former tour-mate Lights, as well as singer-songwriter Jordan Klassen, and producers Derek Hoffman, Frederik Thaae and Herag Sanbalian.

Spirit is a different avenue of sound for Dear Rouge. Along with raw individual reflections, the duo strove for a more grassroots approach to the instrumentation. Acoustic guitars from the tracks’ demo stages remain audible. Songs written on piano are kept to their instrument of origin, instead of being replaced by synthesizers. Rather than opening a computer, Dear Rouge and Thomas D’arcy utilized Hammond organs, strings, and glockenspiels to create atmospheric elements. It’s all still distinctly Dear Rouge, but more personal, more vulnerable, and more intimate. Spirit is an inspiration to its listeners to be bold and brave; to foster, to create, to encourage and to celebrate ourselves and others.

PRE-ORDER SPIRIT HERE

STREAM “SMALL TALK” HERE

Upcoming Tour Dates:
May 27 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena*
June 9 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage*
*with Vance Joy

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DEAR ROUGE SHARE “MEET ME AT THE RIO” VIDEO

DEAR ROUGE ANNOUNCE NATIONAL TOUR DATES

DEAR ROUGE SHARE NEW VIDEO “GIMME SPIRIT”

DEAR ROUGE’S NEW ALBUM “SPIRIT” OUT NOW!

DEAR ROUGE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM “SPIRIT” DUE APRIL 22