Diving in with both feet
- Published: 6 Jan 2013 at 00.00
- Newspaper section: Brunch
The Brooklyn indie four-piece fully embraces lo-fi post-punk nostalgia and let their instruments do the talking on their stellar debut album, 'Oshin'
DIIV/ OSHIN
If you were among the few hundred people at the Beach Fossils show in Bangkok last year, then you probably don't need an introduction to DIIV, a side project-turned-full-fledged-band of Beach Fossils' guitarist Zachary Cole Smith. For the uninitiated, however, DIIV began in the confines of Smith's bedroom before growing to a full band comprising Andrew Bailey (guitar), Devin Ruben Perez (bass) and Colby Hewitt (drums). Formerly called Dive, the band changed its name to DIIV to avoid being confused with a Belgian band of the same name.
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