DIIV

I thought I’d bring out this track while it’s my day off and I’m chilling. I must’ve discovered this one while watching skate videos at 17-years-old, avoiding exam revision, and finding obscure YouTube videos of stoned dudes doing tre flips. Especially of Dylan Rieder doing the sickest parts. I just wanted to cruise down at sunset and bomb hills. Still do. I can barely do an ollie though.“Corvalis” is the B-side of “Sometime” from DIIV’s 2012 debut album Oshin, coming closer to its ten-year mark than its release date. DIIV hasn’t been featured on the blog in a while; it’s been three years since their last release but I still find myself coming back to their music every time the weather picks up.I listen to these guys never knowing exactly what the lyrics are but isn’t that the point of shoegaze/dream pop? Heavy reverb, guitar delay, distorted vocals — like listening to a worn-out grunge band tripping on cloud nine.