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DIIV have released “Kid,” the second track from their forthcoming album, ZIRP!, out later this fall.
Accompanying the song is a POV-style video directed by Jaxon Whittington and filmed by vocalist Zachary Cole Smith’s son Roy and his friend Julian, capturing the band as they perform alongside their toys and action figures.
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ZIRP! is produced by A.G. Cook, who, after the band approached him to work on the album, began attending their shows to figure out where he thought they should go next. “I became a bit obsessed with their live sound and insisted on recording live drums before most of the songs were even finished,” Cook says.
“We spent a lot of time recording intricate guitar parts with specific guitar pedals, and as little time as possible doing anything on a computer, at least by my standards,” he continues. “After a few rounds of that, ZIRP! emerged as a concept, and a sort of utopian, dystopian mantra. For me, it became a vehicle to push the band into new territory.”
Next month, they’ll support Interpol on select dates on their North American tour.
Watch the video for “Kid” below.
