DIIV Take Aim at Capitalism on Fifth Album ‘ZIRP!’

DIIV are putting big questions at the center of ‘ZIRP!’. In its review of the Los Angeles band’s fifth album, NME describes a record that pairs pop sensibilities with a direct examination of capitalism’s damaging consequences.

The publication presents that combination as a significant creative stretch for the group. Its assessment places ambition and political engagement at the heart of the album: the pop elements sit alongside an unsparing consideration of how economic forces shape the world.

That gives ‘ZIRP!’ a compelling tension. As NME’s review tells it, DIIV’s willingness to expand their musical approach comes with an equally determined focus on uncomfortable subject matter.