5 February 2016 saw the release of DIIV's sophomore album, Is the Is Are.
"I just made a record and people were asking me about the second record, so it's like, 'I guess I'm a musician now, I have to make a second record.' Given that context, I did.
I poured by heart into the record, I made something I feel like is honest and real, and very true to my experience, and I think it's the best I could have done - and that's what I mean by perfect."
13. Healthy Moon
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Interview: DIIV on their sophomore album, 'Is The Is Are'. | Coup de Main Magazine
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Sophomore albums are always difficult, especially when the pressure of the internet is weighing down around you. The pressure was especially inescapable for DIIV - fronted by Zachary Cole Smith, whose second album 'Is The Is Are' has been a long time coming by most considerations. However, it's been worth the wait.
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