The American rock band DIIV are set to tour the UK this coming Spring.
This is no doubt to help sell their upcoming second album ‘Is The Is Are’ which is set to be released tomorrow on the 5th February.
Tour dates can be found in full below:
17/3 – Birmingham – Institute
18/3 – London – Heaven
19/3 – Nottingham – Rock City
20/3 – Manchester – Gorilla
21/3 – Sheffield – Plug
22/3 – Leeds – Belgrave
24/3 – Glasgow – SWG3
25/3 – Edinburgh – Bongo Club
26/3 – Newcastle – Riverside
27/3 – Liverpool – Arts Club
28/3 – Brighton – Haunt
It seems set to be a very intense tour, with not a single day off for the Brooklyn based rock band during the 11 day long tour.
DIIV originally exploded onto the scene in 2012 with their debut album release ‘Oshin'; which was widely applauded, being ranked in the top 50 albums of the year by numerous critics.
DIIV have spoken about their new upcoming album and have discussed the fact that we are to expect a much darker overall tone to the album. The eponymously titled single ‘Is The Is Are’ has already been released and can be listened to below:
The full track list for the new album can be found below:
1. “Out of Mind”
2. “Under the Sun”
3. “Bent (Roi’s Song)”
4. “Dopamine”
5. “Blue Boredom (Sky’s Song)” (featuring Sky Ferreira) 2:33
6. “Valentine”
7. “Yr Not Far”
8. “Take Your Time”
9. “Is the Is Are”
10. “Mire (Grant’s Song)”
11. “Incarnate Devil”
12. “(Fuck)”
13. “Healthy Moon”
14. “Loose Ends”
15. “(Napa)”
16. “Dust”
17. “Waste of Breath”
The selected singles from the album are: ‘Dopamine’, ‘Bent (Roi’s Song)’, ‘Under the Sun’ and ‘Is the Is Are’.