Oshin (album)

Oshin
Studio album by DIIV
Released June 26, 2012
Recorded 2011-2012
Genre Indie rock, dream pop, shoegazing
Length 40:16
Label Captured Tracks
Producer Zachary Cole Smith
DIIV chronology

Oshin
(2012)		 Is the Is Are
(2015)

Oshin is the debut studio album by American rock band DIIV. It was released on June 26, 2012 through Captured Tracks record label.[1]

On lists of the top 50 albums of 2012, Oshin was listed 22nd by Stereogum and 40th by Pitchfork.[2]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 80/100[3]
Review scores
Source Rating
The A.V. Club B+[4]
AllMusic [5]
Consequence of Sound C-[6]
Drowned in Sound 8/10[7]
The Guardian [8]
NME 9/10[9]
The Observer [10]
Spin 7/10[11]
Sputnikmusic 4/5[12]
Pitchfork 8.3/10

Track listing

All songs written by Zachary Cole Smith.

  1. "(Druun)" – 2:07
  2. "Past Lives" – 2:21
  3. "Human" – 2:57
  4. "Air Conditioning" – 4:30
  5. "How Long Have You Known?" – 3:33
  6. "Wait" – 3:16
  7. "Earthboy" – 3:14
  8. "(Druun Pt. II)" – 2:46
  9. "Follow" – 2:46
  10. "Sometime" – 3:05
  11. "Oshin (Subsume)" – 3:32
  12. "Doused" – 3:43
  13. "Home" – 2:29

Personnel

DIIV
Additional personnel

Chart positions

Charts (2012) Peak
position
US Billboard Heatseekers[13] 5
US Billboard Independent Albums[14] 33

References

  1. ↑ Pelly, Jenn (June 26, 2012). "Dive Announce Debut Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  2. ↑ Stereogum’s Top 50 Albums Of 2012 - Stereogum
  3. ↑ "DIIV - Oshin". Metacritic. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ Anthony, David and David Greenwald (June 26, 2012). "DIIV: Oshin". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  5. ↑ Phares, Heather. "DIIV - Oshin". AllMusic. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  6. ↑ Brown, Harley (June 19, 2012). "DIIV – Oshin". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  7. ↑ Avron, Hayley (June 20, 2012). "DIIV - Oshin". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  8. ↑ Costa, Maddy (June 28, 2012). "Diiv: Oshin – review". The Guardian. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  9. ↑ Howard, Tom (July 8, 2012). "DIIV - 'Oshin'". NME. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  10. ↑ Empire, Kitty (July 1, 2012). "Diiv: Oshin – review". The Observer. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  11. ↑ Marchese, David (June 26, 2012). "DIIV, 'Oshin'". Spin. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  12. ↑ Downer, Adam (July 9, 2012). "DIIV - Oshin". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  13. ↑ "DIIV - Heatseekers chart". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  14. ↑ "DIIV - Independent Albums chart". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2015.

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