DIIV | Under the Radar Magazine Under the Radar | Music Blog for the Indie Music Magazine
Monday, March 18th, 2024  

DIIV — at Baby's All Right in New York, New York, April 28, 2015

DIIV photo sets

at Baby's All Right in New York, New York, April 28, 2015

News

Feb 26, 2024

DIIV are releasing a new album, Frog in Boiling Water, on May 24 via Fantasy. Now they have announced some tour dates and shared a video for the album’s first single, “Brown Paper Bag,” in which the band has a fake performance on Saturday Night Live. The video also features Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit. More

13 Best Songs of the Week: DIIV, Waxahatchee, Jessica Pratt, Vampire Weekend, Maya Hawke, and More

Plus Boeckner, English Teacher, Parsnip, Ride, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Feb 16, 2024

Welcome to the sixth Songs of the Week of 2024. It was a stacked week for new tracks. Vampire Weekend released two songs and they both made the list (and might’ve charted even higher if they had just put out one song and not split the vote). Even most of the honorable mentions are great this week and would’ve made the main list on other weeks. More

DIIV Announce New Album, Share New Song “Brown Paper Bag”

Frog in Boiling Water Due Out May 24 via Fantasy

Feb 15, 2024

DIIV have announced a new album, Frog in Boiling Water, and shared its first single, “Brown Paper Bag.” More

Nov 17, 2022

DIIV have released a new live album, Live at Murmrr Theatre. The album is a compilation of live recordings from their 2017 performance at Brooklyn’s Murmrr. It features tracks from the band’s first two albums, Oshin and Is The Is Are, and includes covers of Alex G’s “Hollow” and My Bloody Valentine’s “When You Sleep.” DIIV have also shared a live performance video of their song “Dopamine.” More

DIIV Announce 10th Anniversary Reissue of Debut Album “Oshin”

Due Out Digitally on June 24 and Physically on August 19

May 02, 2022

DIIV have announced a 10th anniversary reissue of their debut album, Oshin. The reissue will feature the original album in addition to a second LP of demos, live performances, and a previously unreleased track, as well as a retrospective booklet and a poster. It will be out digitally on June 24, and will receive a physical limited edition vinyl release on August 19 via Captured Tracks. More

Under the Radar Announces The Protest Issue with Japanese Breakfast and HAIM on the Covers

Issue 68 Out Now and Also Includes Julien Baker, Wolf Alice, Tegan and Sara, Arlo Parks, Fleet Foxes, Jessie Ware, Shamir, Lucy Dacus, Valerie June, David Byrne, Julian Casablancas, and Much More

Apr 21, 2021

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, which is out now nationwide (on newsstands, in such stores as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, and elsewhere) and available to buy directly from us here. The issue features Japanese Breakfast and HAIM on the two covers and is another edition of The Protest Issue, which examines the intersection of music and politics and features musicians photographed with protest signs of their own making. More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Mdou Moctar, Bobby Gillespie and Jehnny Beth, St. Vincent, and More

Plus Sons of Kemet, CHAI, Storefront Church, POND, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Apr 02, 2021

Welcome to the 12th Songs of the Week of 2021. In the nation was gripped (or more accurately, traumatized) by the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd. More

Apr 01, 2021

Storefront Church (the Los Angeles-based band led by Lukas Frank) have announced their debut album, As We Pass, due out May 21 on Sargent House. They have shared the album’s lead single, titled “After the Alphabets,” which features Cole Smith of DIIV. More

Album of the Week: Angel Olsen

Plus Stream the New Albums from DIIV, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Wilco, Chromatics, that dog., Lightning Dust, and Danny Brown

Oct 04, 2019

Angel Olsen released a new album, All Mirrors, today via Jagjaguwar and it’s our Album of the Week. Find more info on the album here. Also here are streams of other notable albums released today: DIIV, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Wilco, Chromatics, that dog., Lightning Dust, and Danny Brown. More

Oct 04, 2019

DIIV have released a new album, Deceiver, today via Captured Tracks. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing below. Also below are the band’s upcoming tour dates. More

11 Best Songs of the Week: DIIV, Field Music, Wilco, Soccer Mommy, and More

Plus Brittany Howard, Julien Chang, Georgia, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Sep 20, 2019

Welcome to another Songs of the Week. We’ve got a Top 11 this week, we couldn’t quite narrow it down to a Top 10. And #1 could’ve very easily been any of the Top 3. More

DIIV Share Video for New Song “Blankenship”

Deceiver Due Out October 4 via Captured Tracks

Sep 18, 2019

DIIV are releasing a new album, Deceiver, on October 4 via Captured Tracks. Now they have shared another song from the album, “Blankenship,” via a video for the tight shoegaze track. More

13 Best Songs of the Week: Jay Som, Luke Temple, DIIV, Lightning Dust, and More

Plus Lana Del Rey, Elbow, Thom Yorke, First Aid Kit, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Aug 23, 2019

Welcome to another Songs of the Week. It was another incredibly strong week for new songs. Last week we ended up with a Top 12, instead of our usual Top 10, and here we are again, except this time with a Top 13. Like last week, there are also a whole lot of honorable mentions. More

DIIV Share New Song “Taker”

Deceiver Due Out October 4 via Captured Tracks

Aug 22, 2019

DIIV are releasing a new album, Deceiver, on October 4 via Captured Tracks. Previously they shared its first single, “Skin Game” (which was one of our Songs of the Week). Now they have shared another song from it, “Taker.” More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Bat For Lashes, Marika Hackman, Caroline Polakchek, and More

Plus Metronomy, DIIV, Chance The Rapper + Ben Gibbard, Tegan and Sara, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Jul 26, 2019

Welcome to another Songs of the Week. It was another strong week for new tracks. There are some repeat offenders (artists who have had previous Songs of the Week in recent months), some newbies, and a surprising collaboration. More

DIIV Announce New Album and Tour, Share New Song “Skin Game”

Deceiver Due Out October 4 via Captured Tracks

Jul 24, 2019

DIIV have announced a new album, Deceiver, and shared its first single, “Skin Game.” They have also announced some fall tour dates. More

Oct 08, 2018

Brooklyn-based indie record label Captured Tracks is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year with a two-volume compilation featuring classic tracks, rarities, and unreleased tracks from Mac DeMarco, Wild Nothing (featuring Michelle Williams), The Soft Moon, and others. More

Aug 01, 2018

Deafheaven released a new album, Ordinary Corrupt Human Love, last month via ANTI-. Now they have shared a video for “Night People.” The song and video both feature Chelsea Wolfe. They have also announced some new tour dates for this fall, a co-headlining tour with DIIV. More

DIIV’s Zachary Cole Smith Covers Sparklehorse’s “Cow”

The Original Was Found on 1995's Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot

Jul 12, 2017

DIIV frontman Zachary Cole Smith has shared a spirited cover of Sparklehorse’s “Cow.” The original version of the song can be found on Sparklehorse’s strangely titled 1995-released debut album, Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot. More

Under the Radar Announces May/June 2016 Issue with M83 on the Cover

Issue 57 Also Includes Interview with Lush, Primal Scream, John Carpenter, Frightened Rabbit, Underworld, Yeasayer, Frankie Cosmos, Julien Baker, Cat's Eyes, School of Seven Bells, Parquet Courts, Fear of Men, Minor Victories, Kevin Morby, and More

May 06, 2016

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our May/June 2016 issue (out May, June, and into July), which has shipped out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon. It will also soon be available digitally via Under the Radar‘s app, and the magazine apps Zinio, Readly, and Readbug. The issue features M83 on the cover. More

DIIV Shares Tour Dates, Video for “Mire (Grant’s Song)”

Is The Is Are Out Now via Captured Tracks

Apr 11, 2016

Following the release of their sophomore album Is The Is Are earlier this year, DIIV has shared the video for their song “Mire (Grant’s Song)” via a partnership with GoPro and Pitchfork. More

Outside Lands 2016 Lineup: Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem, Air, Grimes, Sufjan Stevens, and The Muppets

August 5 - 7 in San Francisco, Lineup Also Includes Beach House, Ryan Adams, Duran Duran, The Last Shadow Puppets, Foals, Peaches, Kevin Morby, Lana

Apr 05, 2016

Outside Lands have announced their 2016 lineup. The festival goes down August 5 - 7 at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Highlights of the lineup include Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem, Air, Grimes, Sufjan Stevens, Beach House, Ryan Adams, Duran Duran, The Last Shadow Puppets, Foals, Peaches, Kevin Morby, Lana Del Rey, DIIV, Big Grams, Julien Baker, Lionel Richie, Major Lazer, Jason Isbell, Lord Huron, Vince Staples, Years & Years, HÆLOS, POLIÇA, Ra Ra Riot, Rogue Wave, Caveman, Whitney, Miguel, and Chance the Rapper. More

FYF Fest 2016 Lineup: LCD Soundsystem, Tame Impala, Air, Beach House, Grimes, Hot Chip, and More

Father John Misty, Kendrick Lamar, Grace Jones, Wolf Parade, Ty Segall, DIIV, Wild Nothing, Julia Holter, and Many Others Set for Los Angeles Fest in Au

Mar 29, 2016

FYF Fest has announced its 2016 lineup and it’s another impressive one. The event is due to take place August 27 and 28 at LA Sports Arena and Exposition Park. Saturday will be headlined by Kendrick Lamar and Tame Impala and Sunday will be headlined by LCD Soundsystem (who seem to be playing every festival this year) and Grace Jones. More

Feb 22, 2016

DIIV released their sophomore album, Is the Is Are, back at the beginning of the month via Captured Tracks. Now the band have announced some new tour dates, which are below. Also DIIV (frontman Zachary Cole Smith and Colin Caulfield) have covered the late Elliott Smith’s “Ballad of Big Nothing,” from Smith’s 1997 album Either/Or. More

Stream the Full New Album By DIIV

Is the Is Are Due Out February 5 via Captured Tracks

Jan 29, 2016

DIIV are releasing their somewhat awkwardly titled sophomore album, Is the Is Are, next Friday, February 5, via Captured Tracks. Now you can stream the whole thing below via The Guardian, who premiered it. More

DIIV Share “Is the Is Are” and Announce Album Release Residency Shows

Is the Is Are Due Out February 5 via Captured Tracks

Jan 21, 2016

DIIV are releasing their somewhat awkwardly titled sophomore album, Is the Is Are, on February 5 via Captured Tracks. Now they have shared the album’s title track, “Is the Is Are.” They’ve also announced some album release residencies in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York. Check out the song and the dates below.

Listen: DIIV - “Under the Sun”

Is the Is Are Due Out February 5, 2016 via Captured Tracks

Dec 14, 2015

Over the weekend a new song by DIIV was posted to Soundcloud. “Under the Sun” is taken from the band’s somewhat awkwardly titled sophomore album, Is the Is Are, which is due out February 5, 2016 via Captured Tracks. More

Listen: DIIV - “Mire (Grant’s Song)”

Is the Is Are Due Out February 5, 2016 via Captured Tracks

Nov 23, 2015

Over the weekend a new song by DIIV was posted to Soundcloud. “Mire (Grant’s Song)” is taken from the band’s somewhat awkwardly titled sophomore album, Is the Is Are, which is due out February 5, 2016 via Captured Tracks. The song first premiered on the Mexico City radio station Ibero 90.9 FM (the band was performing in the city over the weekend). More

DIIV Confirm Album Details, Share Soundcloud Stream of “Bent (Roi’s Song)”

Is the Is Are Due Out February 5, 2016 via Captured Tracks

Nov 04, 2015

This morning a new song by DIIV, the shoegazey “Bent (Roi’s Song),” showed up on Spotify. When we posted it we wondered if the details of their album would be announced soon and sure enough they were. The somewhat awkwardly titled Is the Is Are is now due out February 5, 2016 via Captured Tracks. More

Listen: DIIV - “Bent (Roi’s Song)”

Is the Is Are Due At Some Point via Captured Tracks

Nov 04, 2015

Back in April DIIV announced that their second album, the somewhat awkwardly titled Is the Is Are, will be coming out this fall via Captured Tracks. Since then there’s been mainly radio silence. Months went by and no songs from the album had been shared and a more exact release date still has yet to be confirmed, putting into question whether it will be a 2015 release after all. More

Listen: DIIV - “Dopamine”

Is the Is Are Due At Some Point via Captured Tracks

Sep 16, 2015

Back in April DIIV announced that their second album, the somewhat awkwardly titled Is the Is Are, will be coming out this fall via Captured Tracks. Since then there’s been radio silence. No songs from the album have been shared and a more exact release date has yet to be confirmed, putting into question whether it will be a 2015 release after all. But now the band has shared a brand new song, “Dopamine,” which gives hope that Is the Is Are isn’t too far from being released. More

Sep 08, 2015

British shoegazing icons Ride recently reformed and have already played some U.S. dates (including Coachella). Previously they announced some September and October American dates. Now they’ve announced that DIIV and The Besnard Lakes will support them on some of their dates. More

DIIV Announce New Fall Tour Dates

Is the Is Are Due This Fall via Captured Tracks

Aug 03, 2015

Back in April DIIV announced that their second album, the somewhat awkwardly titled Is the Is Are, will be coming out this fall via Captured Tracks. Since then there’s been radio silence. More

Check Out Photos of DIIV at Baby’s All Right

With Sunflower Bean, April 28, 2015

Apr 29, 2015

Last night DIIV and Sunflower Bean performed at Baby’s All Right in New York. More

DIIV Announce Second Album “Is the Is Are”

Due This Fall via Captured Tracks

Apr 23, 2015

DIIV have announced that their second album, the somewhat awkwardly titled Is the Is Are, will be coming out this fall via Captured Tracks. More

DIIV Announce Tour

Playing Material Off Upcoming LP

May 20, 2014

Before finishing up the follow-up to their 2012 LP Oshin, DIIV have announced plans to take their new material on the road for a short tour. More

Sky Ferreira and DIIV’s Zachary Cole Smith Arrested

For Possession of Heroin and Ecstasy Among Other Charges

Sep 16, 2013

On Friday night DIIV frontman Zachary Cole Smith was arrested alongside indie pop singer and girlfriend Sky Ferreira. More

Captured Tracks Announces CT5 Festival, Celebrating the Label’s Fifth Anniversary

Featuring Performances by Wild Nothing, DIIV, Beach Fossils, and More

Jul 03, 2013

To commemorate its fifth anniversary Brooklyn-based record label Captured Tracks has announced the CT5 Festival. More

Watch: DIIV Rehearses New Song “Dirt”

Cram into the Band’s Practice Space

Jun 20, 2013

At our SXSW party earlier this year, DIIV performed a new, nihilistic song called “Dirt.” More

Apr 22, 2013

April 20 was the third day of second weekend of Coachella’s 2013 run. We sent photographer Helen Boast down to cover the action. More

DIIV – Under the Radar’s SXSW Party Spotlight

Set to Headline Under the Radar's Second SXSW 2013 Party, Thursday, March 14 at Flamingo Cantina

Mar 10, 2013

On March 14 Under the Radar will host the second of three free SXSW day parties. Leading up to the event we’re letting you know about each artist playing. Today we’re spotlighting headliners DIIV. More

Under the Radar Announces Three SXSW Day Parties Featuring Surfer Blood, DIIV, Small Black, and more

Also Performing: Shout Out Louds, Foxygen, Marnie Stern, Doldrums, Caveman, Young Galaxy, Girls Names, IO Echo, Mister Lies, Young Dreams, and more

Mar 06, 2013

Under the Radar magazine is excited to reveal the full lineups, poster, and set times for its three SXSW 2013 day parties, taking place on Wednesday March 13, Thursday March 14, and Friday March 15. Featured performers include Surfer Blood, DIIV, Small Black, Shout Out Louds, Foxygen, Poolside, Young Galaxy, Marnie Stern, Doldrums, Caveman, Girls Names, IO Echo, Mister Lies, Young Dreams, and more. More

Dec 14, 2012

Last night Zachary Cole Smith and his band DIIV made their network television debut performing for Dave Letterman and The Late Show. More

Protest Sign Auction Ends Tomorrow at 2:00 PM EST

Bid on Autographed Protest Signs Made by Tegan and Sara, Janelle Monáe, Death Cab, Dan Deacon, James Blake, The Drums, EMA, of Montreal, DIIV, James Blake, Okkervil River, and others

Oct 22, 2012

Under the Radar magazine’s Protest Auction ends tomorrow, Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. EST. The auction features all of the autographed protest signs created by musicians for the magazine’s The Protest Issue, which is on newsstands now. All profits will go to the War Child charity. Musicians who are taking part include Janelle Monáe, Death Cab for Cutie, Tegan and Sara, Dan Deacon, The Drums, of Montreal, DIIV, James Blake, Okkervil River, Tom Morello, Liars, Matthew Dear, Dum Dum Girls, EMA, Menomena, Amanda Palmer, Laetitia Sadier, Reggie Watts, Youth Lagoon, Zola Jesus, and many others. More

Under the Radar’s Charity Protest Auction Starts Tomorrow

Bid on Autographed Protest Signs Made by Janelle Monáe, Death Cab for Cutie, Tegan and Sara, Dan Deacon, James Blake, The Drums, and others

Oct 15, 2012

Under the Radar magazine’s Protest Auction starts tomorrow at 2 p.m. EST. The auction features all of the autographed protest signs created by musicians for the magazine’s The Protest Issue, which is on newsstands now. All profits will go to the War Child charity. Musicians who are taking part include Janelle Monáe, Death Cab for Cutie, Tegan and Sara, Dan Deacon, The Drums, of Montreal, DIIV, James Blake, Okkervil River, Tom Morello, Liars, Matthew Dear, Dum Dum Girls, EMA, Menomena, Amanda Palmer, Laetitia Sadier, Reggie Watts, Youth Lagoon, Zola Jesus, and many others. More

Listen: DIIV – “How Long Have You Known (Moons Remix)”

Taking The Brooklyn Band International

Sep 13, 2012

Moons are no slouch in the remix department. The current “Pleased to Meet You” band (see Under the Radar’s Protest Issue for the full interview) recently got their hands on previous “Pleased to Meet You” band DIIV’s song “How Long Have You Known.” The results are…unexpected. More

Sep 07, 2012

In the music video for “Doused,” the new single off breakthrough band DIIV‘s new album Oshin, frontman Zachary Cole Smith finds himself on the run. More

DIIV Hits the Road

Joining Up With Cloud Nothings, Best Coast, Bleached, Wild Nothing, and Grimes

Jul 12, 2012

DIIV is hitting the road in support of their excellent debut album Oshin. We have the dates. More

Beach Fossils Side-Project Dive Announces Debut Full-Length

Oshin Out June 26 Via Captured Tracks

Apr 06, 2012

On June 26, Dive—lead by Beach Fossils’ Zachary Cole Smith—will release their debut album Oshin via Captured tracks. More



Interviews

DIIV on “Deceiver”

Serving the Song

Oct 04, 2019

Zachary Cole Smith never said Deceiver was a personal moniker, but it fits the narrative around DIIV‘s new album. After the band’s acclaimed second album, Is The Is Are, released in 2016, Smith checked himself into rehab for substance abuse. With that decision, nothing was a given anymore. Music wasn’t a concern. DIIV was no longer a band. More

DIIV

Punk at Heart

Jul 05, 2016

Though it took DIIV three and a half years to release their second album Is the Is Are, the delay was not without its reasons. As frontman Zachary Cole Smith explains, “The date never really got pushed back, though it was supposed to come out in the fall. More

DIIV

Take Your Time

May 11, 2016

After the release of Oshin, their acclaimed 2012-released debut album, no new music was heard from DIIV for three and a half years. With the release of their sophomore album, Is the Is Are, out now on Captured Tracks, DIIV prove that they were no mere flash in the pan. More


Reviews

Oct 26, 2023

Depeche Mode played a career spanning set at Washington DC’s Capital One Arena on Sunday evening. More

Sep 13, 2022

It’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since DIIV’s debut LP, Oshin, was released on Captured Tracks in 2012. More

Aug 30, 2022

DIIV returned to UK shores earlier this month and Under the Radar caught their blistering set at Nottingham’s Metronome. More

Oct 04, 2019

The story of DIIV may be littered with tabloid headlines and controversy, yet Zachary Cole Smith and his band of cohorts have been responsible for some of the finest music released this decade. More

Apr 22, 2013

Mental haze threatening to become an impermeable fog, I took the quality over quantity approach to the final day of Coachella, and caught impressive sets from DIIV, Jessie Ware, and Father John Misty. More

Mar 26, 2013

I didn’t get to see everything I wanted to at Under the Radar’s seventh annual SXSW party. (Like any good hostess, I found myself often forgoing the entertainment to make sure no one went thirsty.) However, I was able to see a large handful of favorites (old and new) including: DIANA, Big Black Delta, Shout Out Louds, Young Dreams, Gold & Youth, Young Galaxy, Poolside, DIIV, Dan Croll, NZCA/LINES, IO Echo, and Small Black. More

Jun 26, 2012

After a bevy of 7-inch releases, incendiary live shows, and blog hype that’s gradually built to a fever pitch, DIIV have at last delivered their debut LP, Oshin. Upon first exposure, it doesn’t seem highly dissimilar to frontman Zachary Cole Smith’s other band and Captured Tracks labelmates Beach Fossils, with whom Smith plays guitar. More