Retrograde

Retrograde is a Canadian rock band from Kelowna and Vancouver. Over its first six years, the group releases three records and tours across the country many times, often supporting major Canadian acts.

Releases

The band’s second album, This Frequency We Share, is released in Canada through MapleNationWide/Universal and in Europe on Sweden’s Atenzia Records in 2005. It is recorded at Matchbox Studios in Austin, Texas, produced by Dwight Baker, and mastered in Los Angeles by Dave Collins, who has worked with Soundgarden, Queens of the Stone Age and No Doubt. Four singles from the album receive airplay on satellite and FM radio stations across Canada, from rock outlets to commercial hit radio.

Touring and live activity

Retrograde tours extensively across Canada and supports Tea Party, Big Wreck, Nickelback, Default, Bif Naked, Theory of a Deadman, I Mother Earth, Big Sugar and Wide Mouth Mason. The band also appears at major Canadian festivals including Stage 13 in Alberta, Rock ’N The Valley in Saskatchewan and Molson’s SnowJam in Vancouver, alongside acts such as The Tragically Hip, 3 Doors Down, Third Eye Blind, Our Lady Peace, Nickelback, Pennywise and Finger Eleven.

Style and development

The group is described as working on new material and developing a new sound while taking a break before recording again. Its genre tags include rock, alternative rock and modern rock, with drum and bass also listed among the styles associated with it.