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Alvvays are two women, three men, a crate of C-86 tapes and a love of jingle-jangle. Convening in Toronto, the group have been making music since since dusk or maybe dawn.
DIIV's third album (and first since frontman Zachary Cole Smith got out of drug rehab) takes a darker turn with excellent results. "I just didn't want to hear anyone say the word 'beachy' anymore," said Smith.
Indebted to classic kraut, dreamy Creation-records psychedelia, and the primitive-crunch of late-80s Seattle, the band walk a divisive yet perfectly fused patch of classic-underground influence on their debut LP.
Alvvays' third album, the nervy joyride that is the compulsively lovable Blue Rev, doesn't simply reassert what's always been great about Alvvays but instead reimagines it. They have, in part and sum, never been better.
Green vinyl - You can feel the crushing weight of this album with one listen. Listen to “Soul-Net” on repeat during the drive home from euthanizing your childhood dog.
Molly Rankin's distinctive vocals and erudite lyrics taking center stage against a kaleidoscopic backdrop of pop, shoegaze, punk, and some brand new tricks befitting a band that sounds wise beyond it's years.