DIIV Annoucne New Album ‘Is the Is Are,’ Share ‘Bent (Roi’s Song)’
Following their terrific 2013 debut, Oshin, DIIV have announced their sophomore follow-up. Is the Is Are is slated for a Feb. 5 release via Captured Tracks. Ahead of that day, you can listen to the forthcoming LP’s lead single, “Bent (Roi’s Song),” below via Spotify:
The Brooklyn-based shoegazers' second album will boast 17 tracks in all, including a song dubbed “Blue Boredom” featuring Night Time, My Time singer and DIIV frontman Zachary Cole Smith’s girlfriend Sky Ferreira. Take a look at the Is the Is Are cover art and complete track list at the bottom of the page.
DIIV are currently on tour, which continues tonight (Nov. 4) in Atlanta. Then, they’ll make stops in Carrboro, N.C.; Richmond, Va.; D.C.; and New York City. Their itinerary wraps up with an appearance at Corona Capital Music Festival in Mexico City, which runs from Nov. 21-22. See more details below.
Is the Is Are Track List
1. "Out of Mind"
2. "Under the Sun"
3. "Bent (Roi's Song)"
4. "Dopamine"
5. "Blue Boredom" (feat. Sky Ferreira)
6. "Valentine"
7. "Yr Not Far"
8. "Take Your Time"
9. "Is The Is Are"
10. "Mire (Grant's Song)"
11. "Incarnate Devil"
12. "(F---)"
13. "Healthy Moon"
14. "Loose Ends"
15. "(Napa)"
16. "Dust"
17. "Waste of Breath"
DIIV Tour
Nov. 4: Atlanta, GA - The Earl *
Nov. 5: Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle *
Nov. 6: Richmond, VA - The Broadberry *
Nov. 7: Washington, DC - Black Cat *
Nov. 8: New York, NY - Webster Hall *
Nov. 14: Santiago, CL - Primavera Fauna
Nov. 19: Buenos Aires, BA - Club Araoz w/ El Sur, Altocamet
Nov. 21: Mexico City, Mexico - Corona Capital Music Festival
Nov. 22: Mexico City, Mexico - Corona Capital Music Festival
* w/ No Joy, Sunflower Bean