Alvvays (10th Anniversary Edition)

In February 2024, just shy of the tenth anniversary of Alvvays' self-titled debut, Archie, Marry Me hit one hundred million streams on a single platform. This milestone is significant for an indie band that began writing in a remote Canadian farmhouse, reflecting the song's relatable themes of societal expectations and financial struggles.

Now remastered by Bernie Grundman (Prince, Fleetwood Mac, Steely Dan)and reissued with deep cut ‘Underneath Us’ to mark a glorious decade of deadpan jangle, Alvvays feels that way from end to end - literally, from the opening stalking-you-with-love anthem ‘Adult Diversion’ to the ennui escapism of sci-fi closer ‘Red Planet’. In a little more than 30 minutes, Alvvays give us a song about loving someone to actual death (‘Next of Kin’),how keeping secrets will destroy what you think you want (‘The Agency Group’), and another incisive song about the societal demands of love and marriage (‘Atop a Cake’).