Alvvays (album)

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

Alvvays
Studio album by Alvvays
Released	July 22, 2014 (2014-07-22)
Recorded	2013[1]
Genre	Indie pop dream pop indie rock jangle pop
Length	32:55
Label	Polyvinyl (US) Royal Mountain (Canada) Transgressive (Europe)
Producer	Chad VanGaalen
Alvvays chronology
Alvvays (2014) Antisocialites (2017)
Singles from Alvvays
"Adult Diversion" Released: October 28, 2013 "Archie, Marry Me" Released: April 17, 2014 "Next of Kin" Released: July 21, 2014 "Party Police" Released: February 23, 2015

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.6/10[2]
Metacritic	78/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Cuepoint (Expert Witness)	B+[5]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[6]
Exclaim!	8/10[7]
The Guardian	[8]
Mojo	[9]
NME	8/10[10]
Pitchfork	7.6/10[11]
Rolling Stone	[12]
Slant Magazine	[13]

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

Accolades

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

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Adult Diversion" (Rankin, O'Hanley, Brian Murphy)	3:28
2.	"Archie, Marry Me"	3:17
3.	"Ones Who Love You" (Rankin, O'Hanley, Murphy)	3:47
4.	"Next of Kin" (Rankin, O'Hanley, Murphy)	3:48
5.	"Party Police" (Rankin, O'Hanley, Murphy)	3:48
6.	"The Agency Group" (Rankin, O'Hanley, Murphy)	4:31
7.	"Dives"	2:57
8.	"Atop a Cake"	3:20
9.	"Red Planet"	3:59
Total length:		32:55

All tracks are written by Molly Rankin and Alec O'Hanley, except where noted

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
10.	"Underneath Us"	2:39
Total length:		35:33

Personnel

• Molly Rankin – vocals, guitar
• Alec O'Hanley – guitar, vocals, keyboards, drum machine
• Kerri MacLellen – keyboards, vocals
• Brian Murphy – bass
• Eric Hamelin – drums (2, 3, 5, 6)
• Chris Dadge – drums (1, 4, 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)[21]	107
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[22]	12
US Top Current Albums (Billboard)[23]	191

References

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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.
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16. "The 30 Best Albums of 2014". CMJ. December 15, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
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20. "The 20 best albums of 2014". Time Out. December 4, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
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22. "Alvvays Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
23. "Alvvays Chart History (Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2023.