Oshin

Pitchfork 8.3/10 DIIV's compelling debut album is a gorgeous and unusually melodic dream-pop record built around verses and choruses that are unusually fluid and intuitive.

A.V. Club B What’s often forgotten in the inevitable march of progress is that today’s good ideas don’t have to go bad. Once a trend’s heat passes, its better innovations might settle into a new variety of classic cool. In Brooklyn’s DIIV, the music of the post-punk and shoegaze eras abandons the lens of nostalgia for the thrill…

The Line of Best Fit 8/10 A dreamily reverb-heavy debut with a compelling depth that marks DIIV out as more than just another bunch of cute, well-connected Brooklynites.

Under The Radar 8.0/10 After a bevy of 7-inch releases, incendiary live shows, and blog hype that's gradually built to a fever pitch, DIIV have at last delivered their debut LP, Oshin.

Clash 8/10 This dreamy, surf-pop debut comes from the touring guitarist of Beach Fossils, Z. Cole Smith.

The Guardian 3/5 This Brookyln quartet's songs sound dreamily beguiling one at a time, but as an album it all feels rather muddled, writes <strong>Maddy Costa</strong>