Review: DIIV make the shift to full-on shoegaze for third record Deceiver

Prior to Deceiver, DIIV haven't really been the kind of band known for being particularly intuitive or innovative. Placed within the early-to-mid 2010s dream pop/shoegaze boom, DIIV contributed a few excellent tracks to the genres' revival but never threatened anything more consequential; slotting in better amongst Beach Fossils and Twin Peaks rather than the more significant likes of Beach House and the War on Drugs. Some personal and stylistic developments later, however, and DIIV seemed to hi...