r/diiv

from february of last year

showed up rlly early to line up and he was chilling outside smoking a cig. i asked to take a portrait of him on film, but due being rlly nervousness i forgot to adjust the shutter speed and it came out underexposed

it was actually originally a photo on color film (cinestill 800t) but i flipped it to b&w to try and pull out more detail

he lowk wasn’t fw me but he just seems like a quiet person, i felt bad for asking haha-i didn’t bother him any further lol

Pictures from the Vegas show at the Swan Dive! Beautiful show, I think they really should rename the venue to the Swan DIIV

I recently discovered this Brazilian band called Torre de Radio de Varsóvia, and honestly they feel like something really special. They sing in Portuguese, but somehow the language never feels like a barrier — the emotion and atmosphere speak for themselves.

What caught my attention is how original they are. The production is very DIY and unconventional, but in the best possible way. They completely ignore a lot of modern “rules” about mixing and polishing music, and because of that the songs feel raw, human, and real. In a world where so much art feels artificial and algorithm-made, their music has genuine emotion behind it.

I also found out they played their first live show last Saturday in their hometown, and apparently the venue was packed. Seeing a band at the very beginning of something like this is exciting.

Their music has become the kind of sound I keep coming back to, especially during difficult moments. There’s a sincerity in it that’s hard to explain but easy to feel. Maybe they aren’t filling stadiums yet — time will tell — but they’re already achieving something more important: creating a real connection with people.

If you like shoegaze, post-punk, experimental indie, or emotionally raw music, I really think they deserve attention.

Show was amazing. They sounded amazing. It was my first time seeing them and i now regret not going to the Houston show. Unfortunately when i went to the merch stand after the Flaming Lips set they were gone and i missed out on the cap and jersey. I knew i should’ve grabbed those earlier.

The show was hands down, one of the best I’ve been to. They killed it. Andrew is amazing.