DIIV - Is The Is Are [2LP]

DIIV - Is The Is Are [2LP]Is the Is Are, the highly anticipated sophomore release from Brooklyn based DIIV, is an album years and many personal struggles in the making for it's architect, Zachary Cole Smith. Recorded and mixed in various locations in Brooklyn, it showcases everything you know and love about DIIV, and many things you did not, all with an added nuance and depth. It is a 17 song, double album statement intended to resonate with its audience in much the same way

featuring 12 meticulously curated lo-fi hip hop tracks inspired by nostalgic video game music

Mac Miller's seminal mixtape K

Rap became at once theatrical and cerebral

In many ways

and Tom Hagerman from Devotchka

To the present day

"Breaking The Habit" and "From The Inside

He first gained major attention after being mentioned by Dr

while Paste calls it "hauntingly beautiful"

This debut includes that track and nine other originals

Where do they come from

bassist Paul Chambers