Alvvays (album)

Alvvays
Studio album by Alvvays
Released	July 22, 2014
Recorded	2013[1]
Genre	Indie pop dream pop indie rock
Length	32:55
Label	Polyvinyl (US) Royal Mountain (Canada) Transgressive (Europe)
Producer	Chad VanGaalen
Singles from Alvvays
"Archie, Marry Me" Released: April 17, 2014 "Adult Diversion" "Next of Kin"

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Cuepoint	B+[4]
Entertainment Weekly	A–[5]
The Guardian	[6]
Mojo	[7]
NME	8/10[8]
Pitchfork Media	7.6/10[9]
PopMatters	7/10[10]
Rolling Stone	[11]
Slant Magazine	[12]

Alvvays is the self-titled debut album by 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.^[13]

Accolades

Country	Publication	List	Rank
Canada	CBC Music	30 Best Canadian Albums of 2014[14]	1
US	CMJ	The 30 Best Albums of 2014[15]	20
UK	NME	Top 50 Albums of 2014[16]	29
US	Paste	The 50 Best Albums of 2014[17]	5
US	Rolling Stone	50 Best Albums of 2014[18]	36
US	Time Out	20 Best Albums of 2014[19]	20

Track listing

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

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[20]	107
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[21]	12
US Radio 200 (CMJ)[22]	1

References

1. "DIY, July 2014". Issuu. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
2. "Reviews for Alvvays by Alvvays". Metacritic. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
3. Thomas, Fred. "Alvvays – Alvvays". AllMusic. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
4. Christgau, Robert (February 20, 2015). "Expert Witness". Cuepoint. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
5. Anderson, Kyle (August 1, 2014). "Albums: August 8, 2014". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
6. Bakare, Lanre (July 24, 2014). "Alvvays: Alvvays review – breezy, literate indie-rock". The Guardian. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
7. "Alvvays: Alvvays". Mojo (250): 94. September 2014.
8. VanGaalen, Chad (July 20, 2014). "Alvvays – 'Alvvays'". NME. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
9. Berman, Stuart (July 21, 2014). "Alvvays: Alvvays". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
10. Fennell, Sean (July 31, 2014). "Alvvays: Alvvays". PopMatters. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
11. Vozick-Levinson, Simon (July 14, 2014). "Alvvays". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
12. Rainis, James (August 21, 2014). "Alvvays: Alvvays". Slant Magazine. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
13. "2015 Polaris Music Prize Short List Is Here". Polaris Music Prize, July 16, 2015.
14. "Alvvays makes Rolling Stone's top 50 year-end chart". CBC News. December 5, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
15. "The 30 Best Albums of 2014". CMJ. December 15, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
16. "Top 50 Albums of 2014". NME. November 27, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
17. Josh Jackson (December 1, 2014). "The 50 Best Albums of 2014". Paste. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
18. "50 Best Albums of 2014". Rolling Stone. December 1, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
19. "The 20 best albums of 2014". Time Out. December 4, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
20. "Chart Stats – Alvvays – Alvvays". UK Albums Chart. Chart Stats. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
21. "Illegal name entered Alvvays/Alvvays/chart?f=324 Alvvays – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Alvvays. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
22. "CMJ Charts: August 5, 2014: Jenny Lewis Is Top Mover". CMJ. August 5, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2016.