‘There is an alternative to capitalism’: after addiction and losing a home to LA wildfires, indie rockers Diiv start again

Indie rock band Diiv discusses their new album 'Zirp!' and their frontman's personal journey through addiction and environmental disaster. The band explores themes of anti-capitalism and personal reinvention.
Diiv, from left: Zachary Cole Smith, Colin Caulfield, Ben Newman and Andrew Bailey. Photograph: Louie Kovatch Diiv, from left: Zachary Cole Smith, Colin Caulfield, Ben Newman and Andrew Bailey. Photograph: Louie Kovatch Music Interview ‘There is an alternative to capitalism’: after addiction and losing a home to LA wildfires, indie rockers Diiv start again Jazz Monroe No stranger to rebuilding after disaster, the US band’s frontman Zachary Cole Smith now sees the entire capitalist project as ripe for reinvention, on a surprisingly upbeat new AG Cook-produced album
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