The return of Alvvays after a five-year hiatus feels like an explosion. Taking in the genres of shoegaze, synth-pop, and 80s balladry, Blue Rev is bursting at the seams with heartbreaking sadness and messy joy.
“Paradise, and I find myself paralyzed,” lead singer Molly Rankin states on the standout “Belinda Says,” a song about the many crossroads we find ourselves facing. “But I’ll find my way,” she concludes, gunning for hope. Rankin sings and sounds like she’s in a hurricane of feeling with her sharpest writing to date, and the band is all the better for it.
By Cam Delisle
The Texas-born vixen on manifestation, touring with FLO, and her flirty new single “That’s My Baby.”
By Cam Delisle
The Irish singer-songwriter brought her energy-charged live show to Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom.
By Stephan Boissonneault
In a wistful one-shot video the Montreal-based songwriter traverses dream pop terrain and emotional crossroads.