DIIV

Working as DIIV, Zachary Cole Smith & Co. crafted a killer debut in 2012 that blended shoegaze, pyschedelia and a pounding postpunk beat to dreamily delicious effect. The double-album follow-up, Is the Is Are, delves deeper into the crew's dark, liquidy guitar rock textures. Here the crew celebrates the new year with fellow NYC noise makers Palm and Honduras.