“Alvvays' music borrows from C86-era indie pop, '90s slacker rock and gleefully mucky circa-2009 lo-fi — which is to say that their sound belongs to plenty of eras, but not ours. Antisocialites is the followup to the band's 2014 self-titled debut, and it's bolder and brighter. And yet, it never divers too far from the fuzzy jangle that the Toronto combo are known for; if anything, the band have s”
“Alvvays' sophomore album offers some of the best dream and jangle pop I've heard in years.”
“Alvvays go in search of answers on wonderful second album Antisocialites”
“The second album from the Toronto indie pop band is nothing but thoroughly accomplished songs. Alvvays have sharpened their focus without losing sight of themselves.”
“Our take on 'Antisocialites,' the latest from the Canadian indie-rockers”
“Alvvays’ post-C86 girl-group revisionism suggests an affinity for a time when seeking out bands required trans-Atlantic correspondence via fanzines and mail-order forms. Their crestfallen debut album in particular denoted that feeling while dealing with the conflict between the sadness and liberation of your mid-twenties. It was also very much a ‘pop’ record in structure and melody, but its low-ke”
