It does play into the essence of our band, because we release albums with so much time in between and we [have] a ‘less is more’ kind of ideology,” she says. Alvvays are fans of fastidious demos, making maps of new tunes so complete they might as well have topographical contour lines. Following their shows in Australia and New Zealand, the band is slated to take a much-needed break from touring.

From the swirling, all-encompassing wall-of-sound guitars that drape around each song, to the pitch-bending Korg that is so central to the band’s sound, it’s Molly Rankin’s lyrics and vocals that catch me every single time. Alvvays are pleased to be putting everyone out of their misery by announcing their new album, ‘Blue Rev’, released via Transgressive. Both Polyvinyl titles have garnered praise across the music world, earning spots on year-end best-of lists by The Guardian, Pitchfork and The Ringer, among many others. Global lockdowns notwithstanding, circumstances both ordinary and entirely unpredictable stunted those sessions. Regarding the album itself, this is some of the most infectious, brilliant indie music I've heard in a long time, and cements Alvvays' status as one of my favorite artists ever.Inspired By Belinda Carlisle’s Heaven Is A Place On Earth (of course), it’s a fictional story of a pregnant woman leaving with ‘nothing in pocket’ and seeing ‘how it goes’. The luminous poser kiss-off of “Velveteen,” the lovelorn confusion of “Tile by Tile,” the panicked but somehow reassuring rush of “After the Earthquake”. This mix is super interesting, the vocals go from drowned by everything else to being front and center (After the Earthquake).

We also do not accept products that are intimate or sanitary goods, hazardous materials, or flammable liquids or gases. Just cracking into that world without a big muscular infrastructure …it is a really tough arena to get your foot into the door. And then, as Everett has done on recent albums by The War on Drugs and Kacey Musgraves, he spent an obsessive amount of time alongside Alvvays filling in the cracks, roughing up the surfaces, and mixing the results. I fall into that record’s world and I stay there until it’s uninhabitable and the CD doesn’t work in my car anymore. Much like the sound, the sentiment is so layered and dreamy that the real pain underneath is obscured, almost invisible.

The band] got on the phone and were just laughing about it, because we have very meek expectations and always have. Irrespective of the source, all of our collectables meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed. But the power and magic of Blue Rev stems from Alvvays’ ability to bridge ostensible binaries, to fuse elements that seem antithetical in single songs—cynicism and empathy, anger and play, clatter and melody, the soft and the steely.

Despite naming her band’s third album after the beverage, Rankin admits she hasn’t tasted Blue Rev in 20 years, nor has she heard from the alcohol company that makes it since the album came out. These cosmetic issues include: seam splits on either the jackets or inner sleeves, dinged or bent corners, and other slight imperfections on the packaging and colored vinyl.Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. The Canadian band worked with the custom vinyl manufacturer Romanus Records to produce just 50 copies of the reissue, piping vodka-based cola into the vinyl to create a trippy, translucent mixture that moves throughout. because i know that it can't be a closetful of lace acquired recently who am i to debase in this economy? And there are some purely beautiful spans, too—the church- organ fantasia of “Fourth Figure,” or the blue-skies bridge of “Belinda Says. Check with your local post office and see if they can provide more information on where your package is and when it is scheduled to be delivered.

I feel kind of bad, because every time people ask me what it tastes like, I say it’s disgusting,” she says. All albums are accompanied by the Alvvays issue of Bandbox's signature fanzine, sporting interviews with the band, rare photos and career-spanning features. All image and audio content is used by permission of the copyright holders or their agents, and/or according to fair dealing as per the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Certain items can take longer to source than the estimated week, particularly during busy trading periods and may take longer to arrive at our warehouse.The results are beyond question: Blue Rev has more twists and surprises than Alvvays’ cumulative past, and the band seems to revel in these taken chances. Sure, it arrives a few years later than expected, but the answer for Alvvays is actually simple: They’ve changed gradually, growing on Blue Rev into one of their generation’s most complete and riveting rock bands. With so many vinyl variants available for the new album, I thought it'd be best to compile a list here. com and send your item to: Last Night From Glasgow Limited , Glasgow Street, 23, Glasgow, G128JW, United Kingdom.