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Track Listings
| 1. (Drunn) |
| 2. Past Lives |
| 3. Human |
| 4. Air Conditioning |
| 5. How Long Have You Know? |
| 6. Wait |
| 7. Earthboy |
| 8. (Druun pt. ii) |
| 9. Follow |
| 10. Sometime |
| 11. Oshin (Subsume) |
| 12. Doused |
| 13. Home |
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DIIV is the nom-de-plume of Z. Cole Smith, musical provocateur and frontman of an atmospheric and autumnally-charged new Brooklyn four-piece. Recently inked to the uber-reliable Captured Tracks imprint, DIIV created instant vibrations in the blog-world with their impressionistic debut Sometime ; finding it s way onto the esteemed pages of Pitchfork and Altered Zones a mere matter of weeks after the group s formation. Enlisting the aid of NYC indie-scene-luminary, Devin Ruben Perez, former Smith Westerns drummer Colby Hewitt, and Mr. Smith s childhood friend Andrew Bailey, DIIV craft a sound that is at once familial and frost-bitten. Indebted to classic kraut, dreamy Creation-records psychedelia, and the primitive-crunch of late-80s Seattle, the band walk a divisive yet perfectly fused patch of classic-underground influence. // So How Long Have You Known? becomes Dive s first great song, because Smith negotiates the difficult task of standing out within a sonic template that sublimates individuality by definition. Pitchfork BEST NEW TRACK // You might be left feeling bummed out, but it s a small price to pay for something that sounds this elegantly wasted. Pitchfork BEST NEW TRACK //
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I saw DIIV as a supporting act for The Vaccines late last year and they almost outshone The Vaccines with their set. The singer emulated that of a Kurt Cobain reincarnation, which may annoy some people, but the sound of DIIV is not as heavy or melancholy(do not get me wrong, I'm a Nirvana!). Oshin itself is a great album with intricate guitar rifts giving the album an air of relaxation, before tearing back into excitement with songs like 'Doused', which personally is a standout song for me. I hope to hear more form DIIV, they are a promising act in the underground market going into the mainstream!
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Tenpenny
Format:Audio CD
I'd not heard of this majestic beast of a record until I was introduced to it by my local record store (thanks Truck Records, Oxford. Moral: support your local record store). It sounds like a whole host of things I've heard before - heads down shoegazing, krautrock's motorik rhythms, the Cocteau's indistinct vocals - and yet it sounds like nothing else. All I can say is that once the waves of arpeggio guitars and pulsating backbeat start to drill their way into your cortex you'll find it as difficult to take off the stereo as I do.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:MP3 Download|Amazon Verified Purchase
I had happily stumbled across the band on the Captured Tracks site and loved them straight away. A great mix of guitar, melodies and energy. The songs released gave a great glimpse of the quality of the band's material, but this album is even better! This band deserves great acclaim and success
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