DIIV have unveiled the second preview from their upcoming album, ZIRP!, set to release on October 30th via Fantasy Recordings. Stream “Kid” below.
The new single is accompanied by a music video directed by Jaxon Whittington, although it was filmed by frontman Zachary Cole Smith’s son Roy and his friend Julian. The flimsy camerawork takes viewers through what appears to be a professional music video shoot as seen through the eyes of a child.
ZIRP! was produced by A. G. Cook, who was approached by the Brooklyn outfit to radically reconstruct their demos. He instead became more interested in capturing their live sound, ultimately scrapping the original plan.
“I became a bit obsessed with their live sound, and insisted on recording live drums before most of the songs were even finished,” he explained in a statement. “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 added, “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.”
“Kid” follows “The Fountain,” which DIIV released last month. Both songs will be featured on ZIRP!, which takes its title from the zero interest rate policies that the band links to a world of failed startups that has turned people into atomized “users.” The 11-track project follows their 2024 album, Frog in Boiling Water.
In support of their fifth studio record, DIIV will join Interpol for a run of North American dates in October. They are also set to appear at Balaclava Fest, Psyched! Fest, Sonic City Festival, and the Paris and London editions of Pitchfork Music Festival. Check out the full schedule below, and look for deals and get tickets to sold-out shows here, where fans can save $20 on their first order of $200 or more with promo code CONSEQUENCE20 at checkout.
ZIRP! Artwork:
ZIRP! Tracklist:
01. The Fountain
02. Kid
03. When The Glow Came For Us
04. Dare Me
05. The Crash
06. Trillions
07. Us Against You
08. Evangelizer
09. Underground
10. My Star
11. Idiot In The Sky
DIIV 2026 Tour Dates:
09/27 – São Paulo, Brazil @ Balaclava Fest
09/29 – Brooklyn, NY @ The Meadows
09/30 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
10/02 – Toronto, ON @ Sobeys Stadium *
10/03 – Montreal, QC @ L’Olympia *
10/04 – Boston, MA @ Roadrunner *
10/06 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE *
10/07 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre and Ballroom *
10/09 – Detroit, MI @ Masonic Jack White Theatre *
10/10 – Columbus, OH @ KEMBA Live! *
10/11 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed *
10/13 – Chesterfield, MO @ The Factory *
10/15 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern *
10/16 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern *
10/17 – Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle *
10/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Expo Hall ^
10/21 – San Francisco, CA @ Psyched! Fest
11/02 – Paris, FR @ Pitchfork Music Festival
11/06 – Kortrijk, BE @ Sonic City Festival
11/07 – London, UK @ Pitchfork Music Festival
* = w/ Interpol
^ = w/ Basement
