You criticized the vocals, but did you take the time to read the lyrics? The vibe that you described was intentional. Were you expecting upbeat vocals on an album about heroin addiction?
weird that for some people including myself this is one of the best and most incredible albums I've ever listened to, has literally left me full of chills and in tears on many occasions, and find the sounds in it to be so beautiful and then this guy is like 'it's kind of an improvement, i still have my reservations ' :/
After 8 years you come to understand he was kinda right. Every Diiv song sounds more or less the same. The vocals have never improved that much. Most of the songs would feel better if they where just instrumentals on an ambient album.
Maybe I'm trippin, but I thought the washed out vocals were one of the great things about DIIV we all liked.. Also, I love the song Bent. Especially the vocals. And I'm especially digging the darker sound. This album is perfect!
I enjoy the vocals on Diiv's albums because I can't always understand them clearly. When I'm swimming underneath the ocean with the whales on psychedelics, like this music makes me feel, I want to be able to dream and travel to other dimensions. Loud vocals in my face wouldn't allow for that type of shamanic journey. Clearly the reviewer was too straight laced to get DIIV!
I really think this album is quite stellar. At least and 8.0 for me. Maybe even a 9.0 depending on how it holds up in the background while I paint and draw. I like my shoegaze/dream-pop in the background being all ambient like.
"Much of the time, the vocals sound like they're just killing time" Dude, that's part of the charm. No other band does it better. You have the wrong expectations.
Dude, Freakthony is right, have you heard the jesus and mary chain, beach fossils and the radio dept.? Vocals doesn't have to be so freaking boring and colorless in an dreamy, indie and shoegazy ambient. Tran-
impersonal vocals? yeah right. the lyrics are some of the most engaging in music, precisely because they discard, or half-discard, the template of pop songwriting. i mean what do you want, pete yorn?
MY opinion is that every diiv song's lyrics are very remember-able for me and the ONLY people that will really relate to the full extant are heroin addicts (like myself). Especially on is the is are, its very apparent that its about the struggles of being in a healthy and strong relationship because heroin makes it distant and destroys it. Its very honest and to the point.
That's what I'm saying. He just kinda took that Beach Fossils formula and made it more dream pop-y instead of the whole Surf vibe that was still trendy when Beach Fossils came out
It is so so good, the texture is so perfect and so intricately designed, they use the effects so carefully and don't just put it there for no reason. They have a nice nod to their influences. I love that usually with bands they use vocals as a hook or memorable idea but with diiv though the vocals are very ethereal and delayed the real melody comes from the guitar and the motifs and their use of motif is perfect. Strong 8.5/9 for me, AOTY (so far)
The whole album is actually about sky Ferreira, the lead singer said that on Twitter. It's actually kinda funny because they broke up after this album was released & I'm surprised they didn't reissue the album without her song on it. UPDATE: I'm actually wondering if the lead singer regrets saying this album is about sky.
Tired of Tomorrow no I literally love sky!!! It's probably my favorite song on the album like I don't even consider it a DIIV song, it's a sky song. My favorite on the album is probably valentine tho, cause that's my fucking jam!
Tired of Tomorrow also they did a lot of Sky DIIV (get it sky dive lol) songs & they talked about it on Sky's live stream for her picture disc vinyl release. I would love to hear those unreleased songs, because blue Boredom wasn't enough for me.
Tyler Lethersin LOL yeah on the album the track name is Blue Boredom (Sky's Song) and I feel the same way, it sounds like it could be on her new record. I really hope Sky has songs that sound alike it when Masochism comes out.
I'm guessing you are not much of a young thug fan but it would be cool to hear your thoughts on his new album "I'm Up". I think it was originally supposed to be Slime Season 3 but the label got their hands involved. I think its a mediocre tape but has enjoyable parts and appreciate that Thug doesn't flinch on his rap style despite legions of haters.
When i was listening to tis LP i feel like i was listening to the follow up to Wild Nothing "Gemini" (instead of the actual follo up of Gemini called "Nocturne")... i do like this album much more than their first album wich i found much repetitive and this is more playful and joyful to dream pop.
Please review Suede "Night Thoughts". UK band with a couple of 90s 5-star albums under their belt - while Bowie-influenced, they're almost in their own genre... I don't ask for much Fantano, it'll be interesting...
I'd give this record an 8.5/10, there are a lot more memorable tracks on this record compared to Oshin but the darker tracks are some of the weakest songs from DIIV like 'Bent (Roi's Song), 'Wasted Breath', and 'Incarnate Devil.' I know Cole was going through a lot of shit during the making of this album and I admire his drive to put all of his emotions onto this LP, but I hope this obsession with going deeper and darker is a one time thing and doesn't become the norm. I think DIIV are at their best when the dreamy, nostalgia-inducing guitar layers take the center stage. Also, I highly recommend seeing them live since the energy they bring boosts each song to the next level, just wish that same energy could be translated on their studio recordings.
Hey anthony, it doesn't have too do with this video in particular, but have you ever watched Sound City? It's a great documentary, made by Dave Grohl, about the old sound city studio, it's really good, guess you would enjoy it
I love that record a lot but I must say you've got point about the vocals and the way it's mixed, Blue Boredom would have been better with Kim Gordon's voice instead of Sky's tepid vocals
Obviously you have half of the Captured Tracks label, including Beach Fossils (who were before DIIV), Wild Nothing and to certain degree Mac Demarco when it comes to jangely guitars. For the rest you have The Drums (for sounding like the Cure), Belinda Butchers and Hibou (which is a damn good copycat). So who else?
