DIIV Share New Single “Kid” from Upcoming Album ZIRP!: Stream

DIIV have unveiled the second preview from their upcoming album, ZIRP!, set to release on October 30th via Fantasy Recordings. Stream “Kid” below. The new single is accompanied by a music video directed by Jaxon Whittington, although it was filmed by frontman Zachary Cole Smith’s son Roy and his friend Julian. The flimsy camerawork takes viewers through what appears to be a professional music video shoot as seen through the eyes of a child. Find DIIV Tickets ZIRP! was produced by A. G. Cook, who was approached by the Brooklyn outfit to radically reconstruct their demos. He instead became more interested in capturing their live sound, ultimately scrapping the original plan. “I became a bit obsessed with their live sound, and insisted on recording live drums before most of the songs were even finished,” he explained in a statement. “We spent a lot of time recording intricate guitar parts with specific guitar pedals, and as little time as possible doing anything on a computer, at least by my standards.” He added, “After a few rounds of that, ZIRP! emerged as a concept, and a sort of utopian, dystopian mantra. For me it became a vehicle to push the band into new territory.” “Kid” follo...