Overview
- DIIV released the single "Kid" with a Jaxon Whittington–directed video that was filmed in part by frontman Zachary Cole Smith's son Roy and Roy's friend Julian, whose voices appear in the clip.
- "Kid" starts as a gentle acoustic song and builds into a fuzz-driven finale while adding A. G. Cook production touches such as crisp electronic drums and cotton-candy synth layers.
- The band recorded the forthcoming album ZIRP! with PC Music co-founder A. G. Cook, a partnership that mixes DIIV's fuzz-guitar roots with hyperpop-influenced production.
- ZIRP! is scheduled for release on October 30 through Fantasy and is available for pre-order, with the new single serving to expand expectations for the record's stylistic range.
- DIIV's press materials frame the release as part of a 'New Alternative' movement alongside acts like Slayyyter, Eartheater, and Turnstile, and the contrasting singles rollout follows their earlier lead single "The Fountain" while drawing additional attention because of Smith's appearance in an upcoming memoir by Ryan Schreiber.