DIIV

premiere: Launder – Annie Blue
premiere: Launder – Annie Blue
premiere: Launder – Annie Blue
We've already heard the excellent lead single from Launder's all-killer new Pink Cloud EP, which features Zachary Cole Smith of DIIV on guitar, SoKo on vocals, and production from Day Wave, and today the LA-based artist -- real name: John Cudlip -- shares the EP's more urgent, but still dreamy as all get-out opening track...
Launder – Fade (feat. Zachary Cole Smith + SoKo)
Launder – Fade (feat. Zachary Cole Smith + SoKo)
Launder – Fade (feat. Zachary Cole Smith + SoKo)
LA's John Cudlip aka Launder shares the wistful first track from his debut EP Pink Cloud, a dreamy collection of low-key infectious guitar-pop jams draped in a hazy tinge of nostalgia, produced by Day Wave (aka Jackson Phillips), and featuring DIIV's Zachary Cole Smith on guitar + one of our old faves, SoKo, on vocals...
Austin Psych Fest’s LEVITATION 2015 adds the 13th Floor Elevators, HEALTH + more
Austin Psych Fest’s LEVITATION 2015 adds the 13th Floor Elevators, HEALTH + more
Austin Psych Fest’s LEVITATION 2015 adds the 13th Floor Elevators, HEALTH + more
As if this year's lineup wasn't already stacked enough: Austin Psych Fest's LEVITATION 2015 just became even more can't-miss, with the addition of hometown legends the 13th Floor Elevators, playing their first show in nearly 50 years. HEALTH, DIIV, S U R V I V E, Ryley Walker, and others also join the bill...
chaos in tejas + gorilla vs. bear present: Andy Stott & Total Control
chaos in tejas + gorilla vs. bear present: Andy Stott & Total Control
chaos in tejas + gorilla vs. bear present: Andy Stott & Total Control
The already stellar 2013 Chaos in Tejas lineup got even better yesterday with the addition of DIIV, Antwon, Roc Marciano, and a lot more, and we're to excited to announce the second amazing bill that we're co-presenting with the fest: Andy Stott, Total Control, Vulgar Fashion, and more at Holy Mountain on Saturday, June 1...
ticket giveaway: Index Festival (Grimes, GZA, Washed Out + more)
ticket giveaway: Index Festival (Grimes, GZA, Washed Out + more)
ticket giveaway: Index Festival (Grimes, GZA, Washed Out + more)
Dallas' inaugural Index Festival goes down next weekend on October 5 + 6 in Deep Ellum, featuring a number of artists we've presented in the past -- Grimes, Washed Out, A.Dd+, Sober, etc. -- alongside the likes of GZA, Elite Gymnastics, DIIV, and many more...
mp3 premiere: DIIV – “How Long Have You Known (Moons美愛Version)”
mp3 premiere: DIIV – “How Long Have You Known (Moons美愛Version)”
mp3 premiere: DIIV – “How Long Have You Known (Moons美愛Version)”
Atlanta's Moons re-imagines DIIV's shimmering, jangly Oshin standout "How Long Have You Known" as a celestial new-wave dream, with additional soaring vocals (sung in Japanese) contributed by 美愛. _________ ...and in other Moons news, he still has a few copies of his excellent debut 7" available via No Recordings, and here's the latest endlessly replayable installment in his stellar