DIIV's third album (and first since frontman Zachary Cole Smith got out of drug rehab) takes a darker turn with excellent results. "I just didn't want to hear anyone say the word 'beachy' anymore," said Smith.
Indebted to classic kraut, dreamy Creation-records psychedelia, and the primitive-crunch of late-80s Seattle, the band walk a divisive yet perfectly fused patch of classic-underground influence on their debut LP.
Frog in Boiling Water, the band's fourth full-length LP is a collection of snapshots that explores the brutal realities of end-stage capitalism and overwhelming technological advance.
With a complete lack of screamed vocals, Deafheaven depart from their Black Metal roots to explore cleaner, more shoegaze-y sounds! And it rocks! Yeah!
One of the more underrated pop albums of the 1980s. All ten tracks slap, and Neneh's disregard for genre boundaries continues to feel salient today. Few artists manage to blend infectious beats with political energy to such a successful degree.