| Oshin | ||||
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| Released | June 26, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011–2012 | |||
| Genre | Dream pop | |||
| Length | 40:16 | |||
| Label | Captured Tracks | |||
| Producer | Zachary Cole Smith | |||
| DIIV chronology | ||||
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Oshin is the debut studio album by American rock band DIIV, released on June 26, 2012, by Captured Tracks. [1] The album was produced by frontman Zachary Cole Smith.
Regarding the album's aesthetic and lyrical content, in comparison to its follow-up, Is the Is Are (2016), frontman Zachary Cole Smith reflected: "[Oshin] was hiding a bit behind an image, behind a sound – the vocals being really textural, and a sort of ambient thing. I didn't want it to be about me as a person. The lyrics were almost like universal truths, not personal." [2]
In 2014, Oshin was briefly out of print due to legal issues regarding the original cover art. It was reissued in June 2015 with new artwork. [3]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.5/10 [4] |
| Metacritic | 80/100 [5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [6] |
| The A.V. Club | B+ [7] |
| The Boston Phoenix | [8] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ [9] |
| The Guardian | [10] |
| NME | 9/10 [11] |
| The Observer | [12] |
| Pitchfork | 8.3/10 [13] |
| Spin | 7/10 [14] |
| Uncut | 8/10 [15] |
Critic Ian Cohen of Pitchfork said, "Oshin isn't just a gorgeous and unusually melodic dream pop record; it's an interesting experiment in whether a band based on voice/guitar/bass/drums can rely on the guitar to carry the song's meaning". [13]
On lists of the top 50 albums of 2012, Oshin was listed 22nd by Stereogum and 40th by Pitchfork. [16] In 2018, Pitchfork listed Oshin at number 26 on its list of the 30 best dream pop albums. [17]
All tracks written and produced by Zachary Cole Smith.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "(Druun)" | 2:07 |
| 2. | "Past Lives" | 2:21 |
| 3. | "Human" | 2:57 |
| 4. | "Air Conditioning" | 4:30 |
| 5. | "How Long Have You Known?" | 3:33 |
| 6. | "Wait" | 3:15 |
| 7. | "Earthboy" | 3:14 |
| 8. | "(Druun Pt. II)" | 2:46 |
| 9. | "Follow" | 2:45 |
| 10. | "Sometime" | 3:05 |
| 11. | "Oshin (Subsume)" | 3:32 |
| 12. | "Doused" | 3:42 |
| 13. | "Home" | 2:29 |
| Total length: | 40:16 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Geist" | 4:45 |
| 15. | "Bambi Slaughter" | 2:50 |
| Total length: | 47:51 | |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Oshin. [19]
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Record Store Albums (OCC) [20] | 27 |
| US Top Current Albums ( Billboard ) [21] | 158 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [22] | 5 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [23] | 33 |
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