The Always Waiting EP (out September 2) is the follow-up to the band’s 2011 debut LP, the critically acclaimed History Speaks. The four-track EP introduces a fresh and adventures new side of Deep Sea Diver, led by the kinetic lead single “One By One,” which finds Dobson declaring, “I’m not afraid of natural disasters/ Or any other thing for that matter/ I’m in love with every emotion/ What keeps my heart from exploding?” “Life is too short to be so self-conscious,” says Dobson. “We can take risks, we can be free, we can have joy, because we’re going to die soon. So let’s experience life rather than fear and paralysis.”
Always Waiting is a precursor to Deep Sea Diver’s as-yet-untitled second LP, which will be released in early 2015 and was engineered by Darrell Thorpe (Beck, Radiohead, Air). The LP will herald yet another phase in Deep Sea Diver’s ever-evolving sound. “One thing that we try to keep in mind is never to recreate something we did before,” says Dobson. “Simply put, we are learning how to take more risks.”