Dear Rouge are a Juno award-winning Vancouver-based alternative rock band formed in 2012 by Drew and Danielle McTaggart.

They met while in their early touring days and began dating before getting married and starting Dear Rouge.

[5] In November 2012, Dear Rouge won $102,700[6] as the grand prize winners of the Peak Performance Project put on by the Music BC Industry Organization and CKPK-FM radio station in Vancouver.

[8] The contest drew a wide social media spread, accumulating hundreds of entrants from around the world.

The band then signed to the Canadian branch of Universal Music Group in October 2014, and announced that their debut album Black To Gold will be released through them in early 2015.

Their final single from Black To Gold, "Tongues", was sent to radio on June 23, 2015, and charted on Canadian Alternative Rock throughout summer 2015.

[17] That year, Danielle McTaggart also contributed vocals to David Vertesi's song "Solid Ground", on his album "Sad Dad Cruise Ship".

They worked with several notable producers and writers, including Tawgs Salter, Sterling Fox, and Steve Bays.

[23] "Live Through The Night" became the band's first single to hit #1 on the Canadian Alternative Rock Charts on August 13, 2018.

Dear Rouge then supported Arkells on the western USA dates of the Rally Cry Tour.

[25] Dear Rouge appeared on a virtual "Canada Day House Party" festival alongside Sam Roberts Band, Dean Brody and more on July 1, 2020.

[26] The band also hosted online shows playing their records front-to-back, and mentioned they were working on new music.

[34] The band appeared on CBC's Canada Day nationwide broadcast, playing their track "Gimme Spirit" from Calgary, AB.

[37] The band then released the track "Too Close To The Heat" on April 26, 2024, and announced their new record Lonesome High would be out September 13, 2024.

Throughout the summer of 2014, Dear Rouge played a number of festivals across Canada including Edgefest in Toronto, Otalith in Ucluelet, Shorefest in Vancouver, X-Fest in Calgary, Sonic Boom in Edmonton, and Rifflandia in Victoria.

Their headlining PHASES release tour began in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, in September 2018 and ended in Seattle, WA in mid-November 2018.