He soon put together a group to play the songs live, at which point Rogue Wave landed a deal with Sub Pop Records.

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The band members came together on Craigslist, and Jonathan Poneman (founder of Sub Pop Records) picked up their album for his new label, Hardly Art.

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We've also got interviews with Seattle's Sub Pop Records, music criticism site Pitchfork and California record store Amoeba, plus trips to music app developer Smule, internet radio pioneer Pandora and the legendary Moog factory.

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