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3 October 2026 – DIIV Count the Trillions While Capitalism Gets a Surprisingly Catchy Shoegaze Soundtrack
By Editorial Team - October 3, 2026
Summary
Brooklyn shoegaze band DIIV share new single Trillions from upcoming album ZIRP!, produced with A. G. Cook and tackling late-stage capitalism.
Key Facts
- Brooklyn shoegaze outfit DIIV release 'Trillions', the third single from upcoming LP ZIRP! (due October 30 via Fantasy).
- Produced by A. G. Cook, focusing on live drum tracking and analog guitar pedalboard arrangements.
- Accompanied by a satirical music video directed by Jaxon Whittington targeting wealth accumulation.
- Entities: DIIV, Trillions, ZIRP!, Fantasy, Jaxon Whittington, A. G. Cook, Charli XCX, Caroline Polachek, Brooklyn, New York
- Tags: diiv, trillions, zirp, shoegaze, ag-cook, brooklyn-indie, fantasy-records, dream-pop
Brooklyn band DIIV have released "Trillions," the third single from forthcoming album ZIRP!, due October 30 via Fantasy, and this time the group have apparently decided late-stage capitalism could use a chorus. The song arrives with a video directed by Jaxon Whittington and takes aim at society's seemingly bottomless appetite for wealth, although musically it is considerably more accessible than that description might suggest. For a group celebrated for burying melodies beneath enormous geological formations of guitar, "Trillions" is unexpectedly pop-minded. That contrast is partly what makes it work.
Producer A. G. Cook approached ZIRP! by focusing heavily on DIIV's live sound, recording live drums early and spending considerably more time constructing detailed guitar parts with physical pedals than assembling everything inside a computer. That is an intriguing choice from a producer closely associated with hyperpop and artists including Charli XCX and Caroline Polachek. Previous ZIRP! singles "The Fountain" and "Kid" already suggested the album is pushing DIIV somewhere new without sanding away what makes the band recognisable.
"Trillions" strengthens that impression. Apparently the dystopian future will contain crushing inequality, utopian slogans and extremely tasteful guitar effects. At least somebody remembered the pedalboard.