We got banned for life from Roberta’s Pizza in Bushwick earlier that day. We ended. âWe went on a break. Born in New York and raised in Connecticut, Smith began playing guitar as a young boy and joined a few bands during his school years, including a group with future DIIV guitarist Andrew Bailey.After a few years playing guitar with the psych-rock band Soft Black and playing drums for Beach Fossils, Smith formed DIIV in 2011 as a forum for his own songs, incorporating aspects of Krautrock, C-86, and … I dunno. Tickets: DIIV.NETÂ, Premiered via LouderExclusive: Los Angeles-based grunge/shoegaze band DIIV share video for their new single The Spark - taken from the album Deceiver, Los Angeles-based grunge/shoegaze outfit DIIV have released the video for their new single The Spark exclusively with Louder.Â, The track features on vocalist and guitarist Zachary Cole Smith, guitarist Andrew Bailey, bassist Colin Caulfield and drummer Ben Newmanâs third album Deceiver, which launched in October last year through Captured Tracks.Â, The promo was animated and edited by Ruff Mercy and is the only love song on the album, with Cole Smith's fiancée Dani also appearing in the video.Â. Now, we have the luxury of being more selective. We might even have a day off at SXSW – which would be awesome âcause I used to live there. After Market Hotel got shut down, 285 became the new best DIY spot in Brooklyn. Plus I was working 9-5 at the time so it was insane. After being charged with drug possession, he went to rehab in January 2014. This is the point where I decided I should let him go. You guys get to be around each other for months at a time, around the clock. Interview with DIIV‘s Andrew Bailey I’d never played in a dress before and the sweat stains were gross. Nobody in the band has ever been pissed at another member for more than a day at a time. But then as soon as he got clean, I was like, 'Oh wait of course he is,' because that's just how he does everything."Â. We all get along really well, which is convenient. The possibility to win … DIIV played a fascinating show as the Wizard of Oz during Halloween 2015 at the Mohawk in Austin, Making music that combines shoegaze bliss with grunge catharsis, Brooklyn's DIIV is the project of Zachary Cole Smith. "Like, 'I wonder if Cole's going to be able to stay clean. I’ve always thought that revision and totally re-doing or overhauling an idea is the best way to make something good. She realized that she had strayed from that dynamic, we had a few heartfelt chats about it, and I agreed she should move away from what we were doing as The Happy Hookers. Grab tickets for all shows HERE. US West Coast tour starts now followed by 2020 UK tour. From the grungy sound of their debut album, Oshin to their latest Deceiver – which evokes heavy shoegaze bands such as My Bloody … Now, I have to like, be an adult and start a career and all that.â But then Cole [Zachary Cole Smith, guitarist/singer] found out about Shilpa’s band dissolving and hit me up right away being like âAndrew, I want to start a new band and youâre gonna play guitar.â So I was basically thinking, âWell, fuck it. Can you remember what you were anticipating in that transitional period? I never planned on being a musician. â DIIV, DIIV perform âHorseheadâ and âBlankenshipâ from their latest album "Deceiver" in the new Vans Sidestripe Session out now! AB: Yeah, we became friends in tenth grade. We played two shows BACK-TO-BACK at noon and 1 p.m. Then we had to sit around for mad long – drinking beer at Spiderhouse. But then as soon as he got clean, I was like, 'Oh wait of course he is,' because that's just how he does everything." Starcrawler—Greetings from Los Angeles. I keep hearing about this place 285 Kent. AB: I’ll be home tonight. Sorry about that. DIIV—Zachary Cole Smith (lead vocals, guitar), Andrew Bailey (guitar), Colin Caulfield (bass), and Ben Newman (drums)—craft the soundtrack to personal resurrection under the heavy weight of metallic catharsis upheld by robust guitars and vocal tension that almost snaps, but never quite. AB: Not really. Shoegazers DIIV kick off their UK tour behind their new album Deceiver with a reverb-soaked performance at Bristol’s SWX. with DIIV. DIIV is trying to join that club. Itâs a big room. Then I couldnât get a cab to save my life. We came from a really supportive scene in New York. I wasnât expecting it to go as far as it has, so I havenât been able to be a part of the next chapter in Shilpaâs career That bums me out because I think her next record is going to be amazing. Debra Kate Schafer. I cut it for my grandma when I visited for Christmas. but for now, enjoy the first episode â we talk about our reasons for starting a podcast, our experience with music during the pandemic and subsequent lockdown measures, and The Cureâs 1980 album Seventeen Seconds. Might as well have fun playing shows at Brooklyn DIY spots while I figure out what I want to do with my life.â. We’re all water signs, we get each other. He quickly recruited Devin Ruben Perez (bass), Andrew Bailey (rhythm guitar), and ex-Smith Westerns drummer Colby Hewitt to act as DIIV's live band. All tickets available HERE.Â. PETER BJORN AND JOHN FIND BALANCE IN AN ‘ENDLESS DREAM’ Katherine Yeske Taylor. These days, Smith and the rest of his bandmates—Colin Caufield, Andrew Bailey, and Ben Newman—believe the process was essential for the health of the persons involved and the joy of the music. Smith says DIIV is "serving the song" for the first time, an interesting claim for a band whose small catalog has already generated such impressive buzz. Multiple shows in one night. Heâs smart and played all the moves perfectly in regards to building a team of PR and label and manager and all that. Aside from the sunnier climes of the West Coast, revisiting past hobbies proved to be an important part of the process. DIIV. If you listen to her first record under the name Beat the Devil, it sounds awesome because the music is so bare and raw and acts as a platform for her voice, (which should be the focal point.) Charli XCX—Innovative, Introspective, and Iconic. Those names suck. Produced by Andrew Bailey, Ben Newman, Colin Caulfield & 2 more. We recently sat down with Smith (who often … Zachary Cole Smith – vocals, guitar; Andrew Bailey – guitar; Colin Caulfield – bass guitar, vocals; Ben Newman – drums; Production. It’s amazing how your involvement in DIIV went from âMight as well have fun playing shows at Brooklyn DIY spots while I figure out what I want to do with my lifeâ to flying to Europe, to play gigs with groups like The Vaccines and The Raveonettes. DIIV got together with Sirius XM and recorded a cover of "Words" by Low. That’s where you shot your music video for “Doused,” right? Rebirth takes place when everything falls apart. I donât know. DIIV—Zachary Cole Smith [lead vocals, guitar], Andrew Bailey [guitar], Colin Caulfield [vocals, bass], and Ben Newman [drums]—craft the soundtrack to personal resurrection under the heavy weight of metallic catharsis upheld by robust guitars and vocal tension that almost snaps, but never quite… The same could be said of the journey these four musicians underwent to get to their third full-length … I remember we didn’t get to hang out, you were so beat. It was a Fader event for rich people on the roof of some rich people hotel in Williamsburg. I had no idea. DIIV have added tour dates in mainland Europe in support of their new record "Deceiver" on Captured Tracks. October 23, 2019. Andrew Bailey: No, Iâm not really working with her anymore. Elliott Simpson reviews, with photography by Michael Brumby. Dan Alleva. AB: Yeah – super fast! Now, meeting him in September 2019, heâs hit 30 months clean and looks notably healthier than the thin, pale figure that was once the subject of constant press scrutiny.Â, âI had to look at myself really deeply and confront a lot of things that were difficult to stomach,â he says. Itâs just something I wanted to do for a hot minute before I decided I had to start being a grownup. October 16, … Are you not working with her anymore? by Holly Cartwright. April 20, 2020. But I now know that failure and relapse can also be a part of a personâs eventual success and recovery.âÂ, âDeceiverâ is Coleâs first truly clear-eyed artistic statement - itâs also his most mature.Â, With a refreshed perspective, Cole uprooted to LA in order to continue his re-assimilation back into society. And I helped record some of the demos for her next record. we even play some live music influenced by the album we discuss each episode. What can you do? He’s been in a couple bands that got to the same level of success and further, so he learned the game really well. At rehab you examine that, and then you make sure you donât repeat those behaviours that make you act a certain way so that you donât fall back into active addiction. DIIV is an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York City, formed in 2011. DIIV (formerly known as Dive) was started in Brooklyn, New York by Beach Fossils guitarist Z. Cole Smith as a solo venture in the later half of 2011. DIIV created instant vibrations in the blog-world with their impressionistic debut single "Sometime," which found it's way onto the esteemed pages of Pitchfork and Altered Zones a mere matter of weeks after the group's formation. We’re all aware that the nameâs kind of stupid. . I have Cole to thank for that. Cole stopped being pissed. I have heard of a couple of people who thought that DIIV was not really a word at all, but an improper translation of 503 in roman numerals. At the end of tour, my body just shuts down. Enlisting the aid of NYC indie-scene-luminary, Devin Ruben Perez, former Smith Westerns drummer Colby Hewitt, and Mr. Smith's childhood friend Andrew Bailey, DIIV craft a sound … About DIIV Making music that combines shoegaze bliss with grunge catharsis, Brooklyn's DIIV is the project of Zachary Cole Smith. This is a conversation I had with Andrew Bailey, guitarist from Brooklyn-based four-piece group DIIV. But then Cole came inside and saw Devin and me sleeping on a hardwood floor with an asshole dog kicking us in the face. In Starting Now, The FADERâs intimate and revealing new documentary on one of the past decadeâs most fascinating and complicated bands, we explore the tumultuous period in the aftermath of the 2016 release of DIIVâs sophomore record Is The Is Are, focussing specifically on the bandâs sessions recording last yearâs Deceiver with producer Sonny Diperri, Starting Now lets DIIV and frontman Zachary Cole Smith speak their own truth for one of the first times in their career. DIIV—Zachary Cole Smith [lead vocals, guitar], Andrew Bailey [guitar], Colin Caulfield [vocals, bass], and Ben Newman [drums]—craft the soundtrack to personal resurrection under the heavy weight of metallic catharsis upheld by robust guitars and vocal tension that almost snaps, but never quite… Andrew bailey Colin caulfield deciever diiv interviews is the is are oshin Zachary Cole smith. Listen here. âThere were specific moments where it felt like the band was really going wrong,â says multi-instrumentalist Colin Caulfield, sat at a picnic bench in a Shoreditch bar. DIIV—Zachary Cole Smith [lead vocals, guitar], Andrew Bailey [guitar], Colin Caulfield [bass], and Ben Newman [drums]—craft the soundtrack to personal resurrection under the heavy weight of metallic catharsis upheld by robust guitars and vocal tension that almost snaps, but never quite… The same could be said of the journey these four musicians underwent to get to their third full-length … I thought I was going to die onstage and I was completely content with that. And Holy Moley, you’ll be in Europe for the entire month of November. No band seems to carry the torch for 90s alt-rock quite as well as DIIV. Itâs the chill spot. But having good songs only gets you so far. Rehab is a very large, extremely inclusive and incredibly important community, and being exposed to that, and the closeness that you can have with people was key to my recovery. The band … DIIV. We take turns every once in a while. It’s really important—and this is the first time we really did it—to see how the crowd reacts, to … "Like, 'I wonder if Cole's going to be able to stay clean. "I was worried," DIIV guitarist Andrew Bailey says. Led Zeppelin? If the band gets to a certain level, it doesnât matter what youâre called, the name refers to you instead of what it literally means, which in our case is nothing. DIIV are an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York City, formed in 2011.The band consists of Zachary Cole Smith (vocals, guitar), Andrew Bailey (guitar), Devin Ruben Perez (bass), Colin Caulfield (keyboards, guitar) and Ben Newman (drums).. Singer Zachary Cole Smith of the band DIIV performs onstage during Outside Lands at Golden Gate Park on August 7, 2016 in San Francisco, California. After releasing three singles - "Sometime", "Human" and "Geist" - on Captured … Listen to âSeventeen Secondsâ the first episode of âThe DIIV Podcastâ HERE"hey â we made a podcast, the first episode is live now. She wanted to get away from that heavy distortion rock band sound we had going and get back to a stripped down sound. Andrew Bailey: Quite a bit. DIIV—Zachary Cole Smith [lead vocals, guitar], Andrew Bailey [guitar], Colin Caulfield [vocals, bass], and Ben Newman [drums]—craft the soundtrack to personal resurrection under the heavy weight of metallic catharsis upheld by robust guitars and vocal tension that almost snaps, but never quite… No cymbals, sparse guitar and bass, tom drums instead of snare, etc. Andrew and Cole have been best friends since they were 13 and have been playing music together since they became friends. AB: Wow. That day kinda sucked. Before that, there were shows we’d play where I was convinced I was going to faint. âOur last record was all about recovery - but truthfully, I didnât buy in,â he admits. Style: Lo-Fi, Shoegaze, Indie Rock. It used to be hot as balls playing there but then Todd P. installed an AC unit. Genres: Dream Pop, Shoegaze, Post-Punk. enjoy!" Have you gotten that one yet? . Not every song was road-tested, but the ones that were went through radical changes. We began the conversation by talking about Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers, the band that Andrew was in prior to the formation of DIIV. DIIV’s representative has now confirmed to Pitchfork that Perez has been out of the band since December 2017. I have friends I never get to see when Iâm there âcause Iâm always running around, playing shows. I’m just lucky that he has me along for the ride. I donât regret that album; itâs part of my story now. DIIV discography and songs: Music profile for DIIV, formed July 2011. I love playing there. I canât think of any reason why. Heâs long since shed his Kurt Cobain-esque bleached blonde locks, and he looks sophisticated, wearing a pair of small-rimmed glasses. Cool, so you’re already thinking about traveling in the spring, then. that was a one time thing. Produced by Andrew Bailey, Ben Newman, Colin Caulfield & 2 more. In NYC too, we would just play as many shows as possible. Right, the DIY spots. Born in New York, Smith began playing guitar as a young boy and joined a few bands during his school years, including one with guitarist Andrew Bailey. Year: 2016. Born in New York and raised in Connecticut, Smith began playing guitar as a young boy and joined a few bands during his school years, including a group with future DIIV guitarist Andrew Bailey. Fuck it. He was a dick to me in ninth grade but he’s made up for it ten-fold. 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