DIIV Announce Awkwardly Titled Sophomore LP “Is the Is Are”

The band’s follow-up to 2012’s “Oshin” will be out this fall on Captured Tracks
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DIIV Announce Awkwardly Titled Sophomore LP “Is the Is Are”

The band’s follow-up to 2012’s “Oshin” will be out this fall on Captured Tracks

Words: Christian Koons

April 27, 2015

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Last week, Brooklyn-based indie rock quartet DIIV announced their new album in a cryptic tweet that appeared to be the result of someone playing Mad Libs very poorly.

The band followed the tweet with news that their new album Is the Is Are—the follow-up to the band’s 2012 debut Oshin—will be released this fall on Captured Tracks.

DIIV is playing this weekend at Desert Daze, along with Warpaint, Dan Deacon, Chelsea Wolfe, The Budos Band and many others.

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