“It's a rare treat to discover a debut like Alvvays'. Each of the nine songs on the Toronto band's first LP is a sharply drawn indie-pop wonder, steeped in romance, wit and melody. The unsentimental proposal "Archie, Marry Me" is the kind of song some acts spend careers trying to write: "Forget the invitations, floral arrangements and breadmakers," singer Molly Rankin suggests over swoon worthy gui”
“Toronto indie-pop quintet Alvvays' Chad VanGaalen-produced debut is the sound of pristine pop music blasted through cheap, blown-out headphones. Every time it seems like a song is about to decay before your ears, you sense both the sadness and the liberation of knowing that nothing lasts forever.”
