Blog: Buzz Bands

Hawthorne-bred psych-pop quartet Dios [pictured at Lobsterfest] — who've reverted back to their original name after spending some time as Dios (Malos) — are whetting our appetites for the release next year of its third album, "We Are Dios," through Buddyhead. Their holiday-season giveaway, the single "I Feel Finite" b/w "Puttin It Down," does that and more. What it won't do — the A-side, anyway — is quash the Beach Boys comparisons that the band resisted early on. Still, the cool harmonies and quirky countermelodies conspire to give you the feeling the foursome has a good thing going. [...]