DIIV Release New Song 'Return of Youth': Stream
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DIIV have released 'Return of Youth,' their first new song of 2025. Watch the music video below, which captures the remains of frontman Zachary Cole Smith's home in the aftermath of the devastating January LA wildfires.
In a press statement, Smith revealed the song was penneed in response to an existential query about having children in such chaotic times. ''Return of Youth' was written before our son was born, a projection, zooming in until the larger existential dilemmas were out of frame… this one finds it in a mundane and simple micro,' he said. 'I imagined seeing myself through the eyes of my child, a rebirth of sorts, laced with fear and insecurity, discovering beauty and serenity together in the simplest places.'
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Earlier this year, Smith and his family lost their home in the Los Angeles wildfires and launched a GoFundMe page to help them rebuild. 'We were living in the beautiful world at home that I had imagined in this song, and at once that world was gone,' he explained about revisiting 'Return of Youth.'
'When we re-approached this song to finally release it, I couldn't help but hear the song differently in the aftermath,' he continued. 'What makes a home? Can you ever escape the outside world? Is hope just a delusion? Is anyone actually prepared to be a parent? How CAN you bring a child into this world? I found again the big questions were irrelevant. You just keep on living I guess. Life happens on life's terms.'
Next week, DIIV will play three nights at the Teragram Theater in Los Angeles, before heading to Australia, Europe, and the UK for a series of festival appearances and headline shows (get tickets here). Their final show of the year is on September 8th in Lille, France.
DIIV's fourth album, Frog in Boiling Water, was released last year via Fantasy. Revisit Consequence's feature 'DIIVision: DIIV Members Choose Albums They Love That Their Bandmates Hate.'
DIIV 2025 Tour Dates: 05/24 — Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Theater 05/25 — Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Theater 05/26 — Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Theater 06/04 — Fremantle, AU @ Naval Store 06/07 — Melbourne, AU @ Day Tripper Festival 06/08 — Northcote, AU @ Northcote Theatre 06/12 — Hobart, AU @ Odeon Theater (Dark Mofo) 06/13 — Sydney, AU @ Vivid Festival (Carriageworks) 06/14 — Brisbane, AU @ Princess Theater 08/08 — Lokeren, BE @ Lokerse Feesten Festival 08/10 — Val de Bagnes, CH @ Palp Festival 08/11 — Aarau, CH @ KIFF 08/13 — Bordeaux, FR @ Relache 08/14 — Carhaix-plougeur, FR @ Motocultor Festival 08/15 — Donostia-Sain Sebastian, ES @ Dabadaba 08/16 — Coura, PT @ Paredes de Coura Festival 08/18 — Sestri Levante, IT @ Mojotic Festival (Teatro Arena Conchiglia) 08/19 — Romano D'Ezzelino, IT @ Ama Music Festival 08/21 — Corigliano D'Otranto, IT @ SEI Festival 08/23 — Torremolinos, ES @ Canela Party 08/26 — Istanbul, TK @ Blind 08/27 — Istanbul, TK @ Blind 08/30 — Salisbury, UK @ End of the Road Festival 08/31 — Leeds, UK @ Project House 09/01 — Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street 09/03 — London, UK @ Here at Outernet 09/05 — Maastricht, NL @ Zero for Three Festival (Muziekgieterij) 09/06 — Heusden Gem Asten, NL @ Misty Fields 09/07 — The Hague, NL @ Paard 09/08 — Lille, FR @ Splendid
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