DIIV - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

[@patriciocifredo]

Five years waiting this notification

[@kopyforever]

meanwhile there's me, eleven years waiting for this notification DIIV 4life

[@Peyote1312]

They sounded so good on their most recent tour. Their old songs sounded heavier than ever. And the softer, slower new songs like "Somber the Drums" and "Everyone Out" sounded totally different from the album versions and way heavier. They even started their encore with "Everyone Out" which is slow & laidback on the record, but played live it had the same high energy level as Horsehead or Blankenship (which were the other 2 encore songs). I prefer the live, fully electric versions with Ben's live drumming. I've been wishing i could replay that show for the past 2 months now. The band even came out of their bus and talked to me & signed my EP after the show in Phoenix. I got pics with everyone. I just saw them walking to the bus and yelled their names and they came right over. They were drenched in sweat & exhausted, I'm sure. It was like 110° F that night. All 4 were super chill & sincere. I've seen some other "indie rock dudes" act like huge conceited assholes before, so their sincerity was really cool. We talked about Elliot Smith & guitar pedals. Felt like I got the VIP experience lol. The merch was also really dope. The shirts were sick and there was a blue snapback I had to cop. Bailey took notice of the hat and proceeded to explain how he had personally selected the brand & style of hat because he likes the triangular shape of the crown. As a fellow "hat guy" I truly appreciated Bailey's care & thoroughness in headwear selection. Bailey chain smoked 2 giant doobies while I talked to him, so I was pretty zooted from the cloud of secondhand smoke. And i had the scent of ganja stuck in my nose for like 3 days after lol. Some potent shit. No complaints tho.

[@kickstartonly]

Me too

[@corentinbeaudaire3382]

@@kickstartonly

[@zilkmusik7652]

Fuck me too!!!🎉

[@miaumiau1690]

Man, can we take a moment to truly appreciate Cheryl? She's so passionate and such a vibe. Thank you so much Cheryl

[@Mezzlaa]

I was thinking the exact same thing.

[@Pmckean4115]

Always!

[@hayleylongster4698]

I'm British, really couldn't be more removed from the 'SanFran' vibe* lol. But --- This woman is a treasure. Protect her at all costs. *Well, apart from religiously listening to every KEXP upload, obvs

[@waynesilverman3048]

@@miaumiau1690 Shes got very good taste in bands and gives british bands a chance old and new

[@briancox9357]

waynesilverman yes like Slowdive

[@RenatodaSilveira.]

currently the best band of the genre, long live everyone who is part of this

[@Soundofsilver2007]

Slowdive are better at making Shoegaze

[@Corniis]

You don't know what you're talking about.

[@RenatodaSilveira.]

@@Soundofsilver2007 speak for yourself

[@RenatodaSilveira.]

@@Corniis deal with it

[@kingprincessxkimpetras4451]

@@Soundofsilver2007 honestly the genre took DIIV, I think they just want to rock. and they do!

[@slatehorner3702]

Now that I've burned all my money and earthly possessions, I am finally free. Thank you, Soul-Net!!

[@sicknorenson]

Respect

[@joshlyman66]

Soul Net has changed my life forever. I have no more food or money but it definitely has changed my life!!!

[@orangeyewglad]

Yeah that was a fun addition to the show. I was sniffing K too so it was extra surreal. lol

[@itmightgetdark]

its really such an understatement to say how happy we all are to see Cheryl Waters!!!

[@dustinburleson332]

In Amber has been in my head for like 4 straight months

[@viclibardii]

same here, this live came to save us my friend, cheers

[@vnshngpnt]

Lmao I thought I'm only one. Didn't even like album at first but after multiple listens it grew

[@grizzellor]

Holy shit - me too. In Amber on repeat in my dome. This is the most compelling record to hit my ears in a few years.

[@nathanaelsherman235]

Somber the Drums is one of the best songs of 2024.

[@Lybbansminiatures]

This is absolutely true!

[@atlantean1209]

such an awesome riff, one of those you wish you wrote

[@willydee13]

Agreed. The whole album is great, but that's the standout track for me.

[@rodizao]

i agree!

[@OdeezyBaby18]

First time hearing it and it's moved me. Looking forward to hearing it live in Dec!

[@pocketsizedrockette]

An incredible band who are doing an amazing job on their current tour. So proud of them.

[@sianspherica]

Hell. Yes. DIIV is seriously one of the best bands on the planet and I keep waiting for the entire World to realise it. I'm 41 and many of my favorite bands are from the 80s and 90s and like 10 years ago I discovered DIIV and they feel just as vibrant and original and special as anything from the alt rock glory days.

[@SpeedOfThought1111]

i recently just found about another band called Fleshwater that is pretty great too.

[@ultracheesed]

@@SpeedOfThought1111fleshwater is such a good band too

[@rubytapes]

Haven't seen Cheryl this geeked in a while! Album is pristine. This is the most mature I've seen them both musically and line-up wise and I am beyond impressed and grateful this album and its adjoining artwork/vision has come to fruition. Andrew Bailey is a national treasure. If you get a chance to see these humans live, take it. Took me 11 years and I'm elated I finally made it to a show! Frog Era Commence 🐸

[@truffleb]

Cheryl completely short circuited. It was adorable.

[@ThatsWilhelmToYou]

I could watch Bailey play all day.

[@indie_music_travels]

My first time seeing them live also despite being a fan since Oshin, and holy shit, the whole thing was amazing, Hate to self-promote one of my own videos but I recorded the Minneapolis show from a couple of months ago and if you loved this session please look for my recording. The whole show was just so good, the lights, video elements throughout the show, the sounds. Truly one of the best shows in recent memory and I have seen plenty. Just great production values for an indie band, And the video came out very nice...

[@kevinjoyce5327]

Glasgow next month 🙌

[@indie_music_travels]

@@kevinjoyce5327 You will LOVE the show, everything about it is superb. And it also happens to be subversively funny as shit...

[@SyntagmaStation]

As a guitar player, I love their whole style of music. Cant say anyone else sounds quite like them. That’s hard to do these days.

[@Mmxxaamm]

Best guitar band out there by a landslide, criminally underrated

[@truffleb]

DIIV is just a very special band.

[@believeinittobe4873]

Those bass lines, though...😍

[@djaxupjazz]

and that girthy tone, lovely!

[@jason4485]

tasty indeed

[@g2theis0]

One of the best live bands at the moment

[@hojothedragon2923]

12 years and worth the wait ❤

[@hojothedragon2923]

Also love that they gave us some high quality live versions of non-single songs off of frog

[@61.3hy]

saw their live in toronto on their current tour. one of the best live performance ive ever seen. please keep making music🥹

[@BruceUrquhart]

Incredible performance. The revived Concert Hall has become one of my favourite venues too. Great-sounding room.

[@Kevinized100]

Cheryl's passion for the music is palpable. She's the GOAT

[@johnnylektric]

Love it!! And special mention to KEXP's audio team for always giving brilliant mixes!

[@1eversince]

From seeing them twice in 2015 and 2016..their sound has evolved so much it's crazy to see

[@JuliaKimie84]

Shout out to the audio engineers! That was amazing See you in two weeks 🇧🇷

[@HanginInSF]

KEXP has the best in the business

[@believeinittobe4873]

I'm in my 50s and have listened to you guys since your start as Diiv. Now my 11 y.o. son is learning your guitar parts.

[@jeroenrbr]

11 is young! Did you buy him a Fender already? For now, I’m not making any progress with my 4 year old 😂

[@shentov1984]

9:14 when Sheryll said “ah, it sounds so good” I felt that

[@siliconbronze]

I’m one of those ‘old people’ who recently discovered diiv and love them and who are amazing and just getting better

[@jeanzam]

57 here. Saw them at primavera...blew me away

[@briancox9357]

Me too. I'm nearly 54 and love them from England.

[@D_West23]

Been listening to these dudes for 10+ years. Their music has helped carry me through some tough times. Finally got to see them live this year. Had very high expectations for the show and of course they exceeded them.

[@IndieSolari]

Cheryl Waters 🙏

[@kingprincessxkimpetras4451]

Honestly I didn't think I could like them any more but they keep proving otherwise. Thank you for featuring them @kexp and thanks to DIIV!

[@Jm20375]

Sitting here an hour ago thinking "I wish I had a good live video of a DIIV set to put on...". Refresh and this pops up. Well, thanks!

[@andrewrobb3689]

absolutely a must see live show

[@mickeylaundry2908]

Somber the Drums was beautiful live, here, and on record 💙💙

[@andrewfuller62]

This just explains in a visual/audio way at how great of a DJ/interviewer Cheryl Waters is. Thoughtful and considered questions that are artfully balanced with her love of music (and a twist of fan-girl). ....and DIIV......still pumping out great music after so many years (many don't get to a decade). Still hoping to see you guys live in Australia, and more specifically Hobart, which was cancelled just days before the pandemic shut down Australia to international music.

[@pamela8329]

I'm with Cheryl. Still smitten & over the moon. 🎸🖤🔥

[@LT53]

All my homies love Cheryl

[@tomorrowsghost]

Cole paying tribute to Steve Albini with that shirt.

[@chuquiii]

Already have the tickets: 06/09 Lima, Perú 10/09 Mar del plata, Argentina 11/09 Buenos Aires, Argentina 2024

[@HeyDropthat]

Cole!! it's Tony, from Wooster. Had so much fun bumming around in your station wagon as high school kids. I remember paying for cigarettes with silver dollars we found at your house in that sweet converted garage room of yours dude was already nasty at guitar way back then. I remember the jack on his wine-red tele broke and he just hard-wired a cable right to the guitar Miss you, mang. I still have that cheap rubber whale you always had throating your e-brake, btw

[@whitekr0ss]

hell yeah

[@DanA-bt7dr]

I know you're from my generation just from the use of "mang"

[@JackFHerrera]

@@DanA-bt7drI literally thought the same mang

[@pedromisson4018]

Had some really cool teenage years, I guess

[@bajacorona]

such a phenomenal band i’ve been listening to the new record nonstop and saw them a few weeks ago truly one of the best shows i’ve ever seen, go diiv go!!!!!

[@DreaAndTheDroid]

What a treat

[@0ctoplasm]

love when cheryl loves a band. diiv rules and cheryl rules!!

[@whoisnotlad]

I haven't even watched this yet and I know it's going to be a 10/10 session. DIIV rules💖

[@noahballou6350]

holy cow they are continually pushing their peak to new highs. also that total change of guitar tuning was smooth AF

[@highpoweredsupernova]

Kexp’s best year yet. Just churning them out

[@scottholpainen]

Love this band!

[@alv_dh]

I just opened this but will Like the video because it's DIIV!! Love from Argentina!

[@xtroyex]

Nos vemos en dos semanas!!

[@cannatacris]

Daleeeeeeeee

[@bruno-th6of]

Man, I remember watching their first Kexp show. It was something different from anything I'd heard before. And they are so different from everything they were before, in the best way possible. I think they're one of the best examples of how band should evolve.

[@CesarinShoegazeer]

You have been my favorite band since the covid 19 pandemic, you guys save me from a depressing year, and made a new chapter on my life, not only about music, and now I will be watching you soon in Mexico for second time with a girl I always had a crush xD but just like good friends

[@zilkmusik7652]

MY FAVORITE BAND OF THE LAST FEW YEARS!🎉 DIIV RULEZ! 🎉

[@Christianity_and_Perennialism]

Been a fan since 2014. Glad to see these guys getting more and more recognition. They are only going up from here. It’s awesome to watch the world discover something really good.

[@corvaliis]

I'm so happy they played In Amber. Such a pretty song

[@cleaningmyroom1000]

Easily the best working band right now

[@gabrielabuendia8309]

I´ve been a fan since Oshin !!! Seen them live 4 times... lucky enough to watch them in 2014 for the first time in Brooklyn, their hometown, just in some place that doesn´t exist anymoree!!! Tomorrow I will see them again, and I am very excited to see everything they`ve achieved and evolved as a band within last twelve years. Must say this session is KILLING, simply the best, the sound 10/10!!!! A band you must at least hear in your life and see live if you have the privilege :)

[@blingster1]

Brilliant band. Thank you DIIV

[@neudan7788]

I actually run my long runs with DIIV tracks. Under the sun is my favorite. Awesome Awesome band! 👌

[@atlantean1209]

great song

[@rycooder8265]

Cheryl our mother + DIIV, Life’s goal

[@nugtheband]

fav album of 24 so far :)

[@heleneramos889]

DIIV:Estamos presentes.Assim como a nossa respiração é mais calma e profunda,assim conscientes,circunspectos, o seja,concentrados. Beleza, musica= o universal é divino! Eu amei!

[@stella-vu8vh]

was at the seattle show, one of the best i have seen, impossibly loud, this show was open to the public and i sincerely regret missing it because i couldnt sleep till 4 and woke up right after it happened and slept thru the alarms, the FIBW tour shirt is one of the coolest they have out, as is the merch for the record, and the record sounds much much much better live. just so you know, the show was announced at the show they played at the neptune, glixen was so gnarly too and so was the other act whos name i have forgotten. My wife took me as a treat and got tickets months in advance, and if youre seeing this alta, i love you forever, and cant wait to see so many more shows with you!

[@Alpdriver]

Out of this world!! Oustanding! The most fresh thing I heard in years! I have no idea how they are making this music so spacious in a live setting….

[@tomiintoxicado95]

13 años esperando otra sesion , que bandasa. los veo el 10 de septiembre en club tri 🤙

[@antparkasp]

Need an unwound kexp session

[@ilyas_elouchihi]

YES YES YES!

[@-despair]

that'd be sick

[@ИдаСеменова-ч1п]

Raining on your pillow is haunting, a deep diiv into the introversion❤

[@unknownmusicman]

it almost goes without saying at this point, but the KEXP sound engineers are always so on point. This about as close to the studio sound as you could ever hope for in a live performance.

[@HenryBair-o3p]

she somber on my drums till i DIIV - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

[@JackFHerrera]

I’ve been waiting for this all my life

[@raahrocha]

Just saw them live in Cologne, such a powerful band, the gig feels like redemption through music, I'm (again) obsessed.

[@jtotheb-ip2hh]

first time listening to this band. I like the depth, the layers, the subtle vocals. reminds me of HUM, Starflyer 59, and others. sounds good.

[@ygunayer]

Cheryl is so freaking amazing, and just look at how excited she really is! It goes to show how good DIIV really is.

[@briancox9357]

One of my favourite bands at the moment. KEXP is a great gift to music lovers.

[@maristauffer7862]

Absolutely incredible session! Diiv is one of the best bands and so amazing live! Great job, guys!🙌🏽🐸

[@jakereflected]

DIIV FOREVER

[@bleunivers]

Colin showin support for the right cause with his tee :)

[@richdhaliwal1494]

What a solid performance, sound is impeccable. ❤

[@fernfernisfernie]

Cheryl is all of us

[@briancox9357]

I love how Cheryl talks about the band at the start for like a minute and then says 'I don't think I've mentioned the name of the band yet' 😊 she is great, as, of course, are this band. I'm English and a big fan of shoe gaze and indie rock and I'm obsessed with this band.

[@MrChrisStingray]

So glad to see Diiv performing! Their albums are so melancholy and do what the best music does by taking you to another place.

[@Insideadeepwell]

Love DIIV! This band is so amazing

[@aafgga9572]

世界一好きなバンド

[@beat.spectral]

Cheryl Waters ... a treasure ... DIIV ... becoming legend

[@starlesscoaster]

DIIVCORD WHO IN?!

[@HaxelStranger]

I love KEXP and DiiV !

[@Rishi-nv7bp]

DIIV just became my fav band cuz even i have a black squier strat!!!

[@Cortesandthecrown]

Gonna watch this band Tonight. oh, tonight.

[@mauro4990]

my fav minutes ig the week and month, thanks for everything

[@joshw9736]

Saw DIIV in RVA last month...it was epic. One of the best shows ive ever seen. Love this band.

[@michaelanguiano9749]

Somber is the best on the album and I can’t hear it enough. I’m so happy they included it on this performance

[@VinceverevecniV]

I saw them in Geneva in 2024, best show of the year ! 👌👍👌👌👍👌👍

[@fardd7288]

FINALLY

[@georgenelson9038]

DIIV has outlasted most of the captured tracks bands, which I honestly didn't expect, even though Oshin was def one of my fav albums at the time

[@7FranciscoAndres]

Que temón Blankenship! Y mega motivado porque los veré la próxima semana en Chile

[@ЛюбомирПоторжанський]

This band doesn't stop to impress me. Great sound.

[@love.stop.repeat2781]

So awesome! KEXP is just the best ❤

[@877workshop]

Love this! Great band!❤‍🔥

[@recteen]

somehow for a second i thought they quit being on kexp just like how they fade away from festivals....so delighted to see them in kexp with the impeccable mixing

[@zhonghuabu9326]

Thanks for introduce this great band to me !!! Love ya, KEXP

[@Central_Battler]

Favourite album of 2024 so far..

[@danibee535]

thanks for sticking with it indeed! love the record and the set ❤

[@alexghdv]

That bass sound is unreal 🤤

[@bccrumbs]

Incredible

[@miksar633]

Hey! I love DIIV since pandemic..

[@flyxator]

Thank you very much