DIIV announce new A. G. Cook-produced album ‘ZIRP!’ via cryptic hotline

DIIV have announced a new A. G. Cook produced album, ‘ZIRP!’, sharing the news with a cryptic hotline sent out to some fans. READ MORE: DIIV’s Zachary Cole Smith one year after LA’s wildfires: “It feels like swimming in trauma” Set to arrive on October 30, news of the record came with no advance singles or press announcements, and the band instead made the reveal by sharing a pre-save link – which you can find here – on Instagram over the weekend. Cook also re-shared a teaser on his own stories, while some fans received physical business cards in the post containing a QR code leading to DIIV’s website, as well as a phone number. According to Stereogum, if you call the number, you’re met with old school telemarketer-style messaging that promises the new album will be “the future of alternative multimedia entertainment”. Adopting the language of a pushy start-up, there’s also talk of the way it will “challenge assumptions,” “create entire new categories,” and “think on a global scale”. The collaboration arrives at a moment when Cook’s career is booming. The producer has had a hand in several major projects this year, working alongside Charli XCX for the soundtrack of A24 film and pop...