Alvvays (album)

Alvvays
Studio album by
Alvvays
ReleasedJuly 22, 2014 (2014-07-22)
Recorded2013[1]
Genre
Length32:55
Label
ProducerChad VanGaalen
Alvvays chronology
Alvvays
(2014) 		Antisocialites
(2017)
Singles from Alvvays
  1. "Adult Diversion"
    Released: October 28, 2013
  2. "Archie, Marry Me"
    Released: April 17, 2014
  3. "Next of Kin"
    Released: July 21, 2014
  4. "Party Police"
    Released: February 23, 2015
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10[2]
Metacritic78/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Cuepoint (Expert Witness)B+[5]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[6]
Exclaim!8/10[7]
The Guardian[8]
Mojo[9]
NME8/10[10]
Pitchfork7.6/10[11]
Rolling Stone[12]
Slant Magazine[13]

Alvvays is the debut studio album by Canadian indie pop band Alvvays, released on July 22, 2014, by Polyvinyl, Royal Mountain and Transgressive.

The album was shortlisted for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize.[14]

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  3. ^ "Reviews for Alvvays by Alvvays". Metacritic. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  4. ^ Thomas, Fred. "Alvvays – Alvvays". AllMusic. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (February 20, 2015). "Robert Christgau: Expert Witness". Cuepoint. Archived from the original on February 20, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  6. ^ Anderson, Kyle (August 1, 2014). "Albums: August 8, 2014". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  7. ^ Ritchie, Matthew (July 18, 2014). "Alvvays: Alvvays". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  8. ^ Bakare, Lanre (July 24, 2014). "Alvvays: Alvvays review – breezy, literate indie-rock". The Guardian. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  9. ^ "Alvvays: Alvvays". Mojo (250): 94. September 2014.
  10. ^ Renshaw, David (July 20, 2014). "Alvvays – 'Alvvays'". NME. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  11. ^ Berman, Stuart (July 21, 2014). "Alvvays: Alvvays". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  12. ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (July 14, 2014). "Alvvays". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  13. ^ Rainis, James (August 21, 2014). "Alvvays: Alvvays". Slant Magazine. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  14. ^ "2015 Polaris Music Prize Short List Is Here". Polaris Music Prize, July 16, 2015.