WAVE TO EARTH’S NEW ALBUM BAD PIECES SET FOR RELEASE AUGUST 7

THE PIECES TOUR GLOBAL DATES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA AND ASIA BEGINNING THIS SEPTEMBER

READ HERE | [of “heaven and hell”] “A warm gust of acoustic guitar and folksy pedal steel, the track suggests a new sonic direction for the band.”—FADER

READ HERE—Ones To Watch

June 15, 2026—Rising South Korean indie rock band wave to earth confirm a new album, bad pieces, is set for release August 7. Pre-save HERE.

The album finds the band—trio of Daniel Kim, John Cha, Dong Q—stepping into a new chapter and musical shift; full of experimentation with new instruments and sounds, created through a process that led to self-discovery individually and collectively.

“I feel like this [music] is closer to the essence of wave to earth than ever before,” Kim details. “I always thought that each member’s individual musicality should be showcased in the band. As time progressed, we naturally came to this state.” Cha says, “The vision was always that we would make our own music and contribute to the band… The songs that we each provide have their own distinctive characteristics.”

The title, bad pieces, draws inspiration from the “Bed Peace” sign that hung behind John Lennon and Yoko Ono during their 1969 bed-in protests. “We felt like John and Yoko were having a state of peace within their bed… When people listen to this album, I want them to feel like they are in a state of peace within the space where they’re listening to it,” explains Kim.

“heaven and hell” from the album is out now, a song the band explains is about striving to live with the naivete and purity of a child. Listen/share HERE.

wave to earth will embark on an extensive global tour this fall—“the pieces tour,” promoted by Live Nation, will begin September 4 in Vancouver, with stops in 21 cities across North America including Chicago, Boston, Minneapolis, Seattle, San Francisco, Atlanta, Austin and more, with stops at New York City’s iconic Radio City Music Hall and Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre.

The tour will also see shows in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and more across Asia this November. Complete list of dates below.

The trio debuted in 2019 and have gone on to captivate a global audience—selling out shows across North America, Europe, and Asia. Their latest single “heaven and hell” is the first taste of new music since play with earth! 0.03 (2024). The EP debuted at #5 on Spotify’s Top Albums Debut Global Chart and found the band on a fully sold-out tour across North America.

They have released EPs wave 0.01 (2020) and summer flows 0.02 (2020), and their first full-length album, 0.1 flaws and all (2023) arrived following signing to independent label, WAVY. The much-lauded album included breakout single “bad” which soared to #1 on Spotify’s Viral 50 Global Chart. The band has gone on to accumulate over 7 million monthly listeners on Spotify, more than 500 million streams of their hit “seasons,” and perform hundreds of shows around the world, including Lollapalooza in Chicago, Chile and India.

For more information please contact Samantha Tillman, Kate Rakvic
or Carla Sacks at Sacks & Co., 212.741.1000.

WAVE TO EARTH
the pieces tour

September 4 /// Doug Mitchell
Thunderbird Sports Centre /// Vancouver, BC
September 5 /// WAMU Theater @ Lumen Field /// Seattle, WA
September 8 /// The Theater at Bill Graham
Civic Auditorium /// San Francisco, CA
September 9 /// Greek Theatre /// Los Angeles, CA
September 11 /// Cal Coast Credit Union
Open Air Theatre /// San Diego, CA
September 12 /// Arizona Financial Theatre /// Phoenix, AZ
September 15 /// Pepsi Center WTC /// Mexico City, MX
September 18 /// The Union Event Center /// Salt Lake City, UT
September 19 /// Fillmore Auditorium /// Denver, CO
September 21 /// The Armory /// Minneapolis, MN
September 22 /// Aragon Ballroom /// Chicago, IL
September 25 /// The Theatre at Great
Canadian Toronto /// Toronto, ON
September 26 /// MTELUS /// Montreal, QC
September 27 /// MGM Music Hall at Fenway /// Boston, MA
September 29 /// Radio City Music Hall /// New York, NY
October 2 /// The Anthem /// Washington, D.C.
October 3 /// The Met Philadelphia
presented by Highmark /// Philadelphia, PA
October 6 /// Coca-Cola Roxy /// Atlanta, GA
October 7 /// Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre /// Charlotte, NC
October 9 /// 713 Music Hall /// Houston, TX
October 10 /// ACL Live at the Moody Theater /// Austin, TX
October 11 /// The Pavilion at
Toyota Music Factory /// Dallas, TX
November 12 /// UOB Live /// Bangkok
November 15 /// SM Mall of Asia Arena /// Manila
November 18 /// AsiaWorld-Expo Hall 10 /// Hong Kong
November 20 /// Singapore Indoor Stadium /// Singapore
November 22 /// Idea Live Arena /// Kuala Lumpur
November 24 /// Taipei International
Convention Center (TICC) /// Taipei
November 26 /// BIGCAT /// Osaka
November 27 /// Zepp DiverCity /// Tokyo