Listen to Alvvays‘ 2014 debut long enough, and you’ll probably wonder what their deal with water is. Deadly currents, softly lapping waves, treacherous tides: underneath their breezy, jangly melodies ...

Last week, Toronto-based four-piece Alvvays premiered the video for their new single ‘Adult Diversion’, which vocalist Molly Rankin classifies as “a nice poppy banger”. It’s certainly a leap from what ...

It’s time-honored wisdom that sophomore albums are more difficult to record than a band’s debut and this certainly appears to be the case for the Toronto-based band Alvvays and their sophomore album ...

The backstory provided by bands, record labels and/or publicists alongside a new album often provides context for the work or some interesting details about the recording process. Rarely, however, ...

Apr 12, 2023 Issue #70 - My Favorite Movie (Sharon Van Etten and Ezra Furman) By Celine Teo-Blockey Photography by Eleanor Petry Sipping Blue Rev, a sweet alcopop, at the local skating rinks in Cape ...

Singer-songwriter Molly Rankin serves her final cacciatore salami pizza of the day and makes her way across the street to a coffee shop for an interview with a music journalist. The Rankin Family ...

It's a veritable Canadian meeting of the minds on this cheery March morning, as we've just been blessed with a new Alvvays interview, courtesy of the one and only Nardwuar. The interview highlight ...