The debut album from the band DIIV came out in 2012. It's a kind of blend of shoegaze, The Cure and indie rock in general. Everything is kind of indistinct, yet the album pulls you in, right from the instrumental opener (Druun). Past Lives is the first song proper which continues in this vein, Zach Smith's vocals blending into the overall mix. The liquid sounding guitars on here work really well across the album. The appeal of the album is really odd, it challenges your set of values. None of the admittedly fine songs are what you might call memorable, and they are all broadly similar. Songs like Human, Air Conditioning and How Long Have You Known? all draw from the same palette. Yet this collection of songs, though somewhat indescribable, is completely addictive. And such shimmering guitars.
Wait is more keyboard dominated, while on the other hand Follow sounds like fast Slowdive. Later, the title track is a bit more forceful and propulsive than the rest and Doused has a kind of frantic, post-punk pulse. But really it's all about the sound here.
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