Frog in Boiling Water
General
| Sep 2024
Reviews
DJ Away
Reviewed 2024-10-16
Reviewed 2024-10-16
Heavy shoegaze. Slow tempos, storm clouds of guitar distortion, carefully crafted textures, whispered harmonies. DIIV's fourth album is full of meditations on capitalism and climate breakdown. The songs offer lots of dread and little catharsis, but their bleak beauty is deeply moving. RIYL Nothing, Slowdive, Cloakroom, Jesu, Idaho, (non-screaming) Deafheaven. Favorites: 5, 7, 9, 10. No FCCs detected.
1. (4:08)—Slow, slithering, heavy. Dreamy middle, sudden end.
2. (4:25)—Slow, bluesy, ominous, dramatic.
3. (3:53)—Mid-tempo. Softer and less distortion-heavy, with a slow build. Prominent field recordings of bird calls.
4. (3:50)—Mid-tempo, gauzy, with a more pop-friendly chorus.
5. *(4:52)—Mid-tempo, gentle and beautiful but dire. Acoustic guitar strumming, field recordings. Drums enter halfway.
6. (3:37)—Slow, with a pretty and doomy groove, very 90s alt-rock radio.
7. *(3:59)—Mid-tempo. Beautiful, cruising build in the middle. As close to ecstatic as the album gets.
8. (4:21)—Mid-tempo, with prominent synth and drum machine textures. Outro sound collage segues into the next track.
9. *(4:25)—Slow, dramatic, with a loping beat and sludgy guitars. Sad and gorgeous, with masterful pacing. Lyrics about internet addiction, depression, and the attention economy.
10. *(5:34)—Slow, with a pretty, gentle beginning. Swells and builds gracefully. Lovely ending.
1. (4:08)—Slow, slithering, heavy. Dreamy middle, sudden end.
2. (4:25)—Slow, bluesy, ominous, dramatic.
3. (3:53)—Mid-tempo. Softer and less distortion-heavy, with a slow build. Prominent field recordings of bird calls.
4. (3:50)—Mid-tempo, gauzy, with a more pop-friendly chorus.
5. *(4:52)—Mid-tempo, gentle and beautiful but dire. Acoustic guitar strumming, field recordings. Drums enter halfway.
6. (3:37)—Slow, with a pretty and doomy groove, very 90s alt-rock radio.
7. *(3:59)—Mid-tempo. Beautiful, cruising build in the middle. As close to ecstatic as the album gets.
8. (4:21)—Mid-tempo, with prominent synth and drum machine textures. Outro sound collage segues into the next track.
9. *(4:25)—Slow, dramatic, with a loping beat and sludgy guitars. Sad and gorgeous, with masterful pacing. Lyrics about internet addiction, depression, and the attention economy.
10. *(5:34)—Slow, with a pretty, gentle beginning. Swells and builds gracefully. Lovely ending.
Recent airplay
Everyone Out
Music Casserole — Dec 28, 2024
Frog in Boiling Water
Buford J. Sharkley Presents: As Told to Hervey Okkles — Nov 30, 2024
Little Birds
Virtually Happy — Nov 25, 2024
Soul-Net
Music Casserole — Nov 09, 2024
Raining on Your Pillow
Face the Music — Nov 06, 2024
Fender on the Freeway
Music Casserole — Nov 02, 2024
Charting
2024-10-26 — 2025-01-25
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Dec 29 | 1 |
| Dec 1 | 2 |
| Nov 10 | 2 |
| Nov 3 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | In Amber | 4:08 | |
| 2. | Brown Paper Bag | 4:25 | |
| 3. | Raining on Your Pillow | 3:53 | |
| 4. | Frog in Boiling Water | 3:57 | |
| 5. | Everyone Out | 4:52 | |
| 6. | Reflected | 3:37 | |
| 7. | Somber the Drums | 3:59 | |
| 8. | Little Birds | 4:21 | |
| 9. | Soul-Net | 4:25 | |
| 10. | Fender on the Freeway | 5:34 |
