DIIV

DIIV
DIIV 2012
Zachary Cole Smith (left) and Andrew Bailey (right)
Background information
Also known asDive
OriginNew York City, New York, U.S.
Genres
Years active2011–present
Labels
Members
Past members
  • Devin Ruben Perez
  • Colby Hewitt
Websitediiv.net

DIIV (pronounced and formerly known as Dive) is an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York City, formed in 2011. The band consists of Zachary Cole Smith (vocals, guitar), Andrew Bailey (guitar), Colin Caulfield (bass, keyboards, guitar, vocals) and Ben Newman (drums).

Initially called Dive, the band started as Smith's solo recording project. After releasing three singles—"Sometime", "Human" and "Geist"—on Captured Tracks, DIIV released its debut studio album, Oshin, on June 26, 2012.

In 2016, the band released its second studio album, Is the Is Are, after a lengthy and troubled creation.[1] On October 4, 2019, DIIV's third album, Deceiver, was released on Captured Tracks.[2] On May 24, 2024, DIIV released their fourth album, Frog in Boiling Water, to critical acclaim.

  1. ^ Interview with Still in Rock, December 2015 “Still in Rock”
  2. ^ Aubrey, Elizabeth (2019-07-24). "Listen to a hypnotic new single from DIIV as band announce return with new album, 'Deceiver'". me.com. Retrieved 2019-08-23.