Alvvays (album)
| Alvvays | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Alvvays | ||
| Released | July 22, 2014 | |
| Genre | ||
| Length | 32:55 | |
| Label |
Polyvinyl (US) Royal Mountain (Canada) Transgressive (Europe) | |
| Producer | Chad VanGaalen | |
| Singles from Alvvays | ||
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Consequence of Sound | B+[3] |
| Cuepoint | B+[4] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[5] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[6] |
| NME | 8/10[7] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.6/10[8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| Slant Magazine | [10] |
Alvvays is the self-titled debut album from Canadian indie pop band Alvvays. It was released in July 2014 by Polyvinyl Record Co. in the USA and Royal Mountain Records in Canada.
The album was shortlisted for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize.[11]
Tracklist
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Adult Diversion" | 3:28 |
| 2. | "Archie, Marry Me" | 3:17 |
| 3. | "Ones Who Love You" | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Next of Kin" | 3:48 |
| 5. | "Party Police" | 3:48 |
| 6. | "The Agency Group" | 4:31 |
| 7. | "Dives" | 2:57 |
| 8. | "Atop a Cake" | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Red Planet" | 3:59 |
Total length: |
32:55 | |
Personnel
- Molly Rankin - Vocals, Guitar
- Alec O'Hanley - Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards, Drum Machine
- Brian Murphy - Bass
- Eric Hamelin - Drums (tracks: 2, 3, 5 and 6)
- Chris Dadge - Drums (tracks: 1,4 and 8)
- Chad VanGaalen - Programming, Tambourine, Bongos
- Production
- Chad VanGaalen - Engineering and production
- Graham Walsh - Tracking (additional)
- Jeff McMurrich - Tracking (additional)
- John Agnello - Mixing
- Ian McGettigan - Mixing (additional)
- Alec O'Hanley - Mixing (additional)
- Greg Calbi - Mastering
- Steve Fallone - Mastering
References
- ↑ "Album Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
- ↑ Thomas, Fred. "Album Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
- ↑ Cosores, Phillip (2014-07-22). "Album Review". Consequenceofsound.net. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (February 20, 2015). "Expert Witness". Cuepoint. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
- ↑ McBride, Christopher (2014-07-14). "Album Review". Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
- ↑ Ritchie, Matthew (2014-07-18). "Album Review". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
- ↑ VanGaalen, Chad (2014-07-20). "Album Review". Nme.com. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
- ↑ Berman, Stuart (2014-07-21). "Album Review". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
- ↑ "Rolling Stone review".
- ↑ "Slant review".
- ↑ "2015 Polaris Music Prize Short List Is Here". Polaris Music Prize, July 16, 2015.
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