DIVE plunges into an aquatic soundscape of blur-soaked loops and echoing underwater vocals. Following the gaze through the shoes and into the chill waves, the founder of the band, Z. Cole Smith, was the guitarist for Captured Tracks labelmate Beach Fossils, and the two bands certainly share a similar aesthetic. They also both have a water-based name, but you already picked up on that, right? (They also remind me of Beat Connection, especially the song "In The Water" but maybe that’s taking things just a little off the deep end. Shit.) The vocals unwind into themselves, male and female voices coming together and falling back apart, like jellyfish in a twilight tide. DIVE has released two 7 inches and have an EP set to debut in March. Catch their last New York show before the band departs on tour, with a stop in Austin as part of Capture Tracks’ SXSW showcase. – allison levin
