Alvvays (album) explained

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.^[2]

Accolades

Country	Publication	List	Rank
Canada	CBC Music	30 Best Canadian Albums of 2014[3]
US	CMJ	The 30 Best Albums of 2014[4]
UK	NME	Top 50 Albums of 2014[5]
US	Paste	The 50 Best Albums of 2014[6]
US	Rolling Stone	50 Best Albums of 2014[7]
US	Time Out	20 Best Albums of 2014[8]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: DIY, July 2014. Issuu. 4 July 2014 . 2016-03-20.
2. http://polarismusicprize.ca/blog/2015-polaris-music-prize-short-list/ "2015 Polaris Music Prize Short List Is Here"
3. News: Alvvays makes Rolling Stone's top 50 year-end chart. CBC News. April 8, 2016. December 5, 2014.
4. News: The 30 Best Albums of 2014. CMJ. April 8, 2016. December 15, 2014.
5. News: Top 50 Albums of 2014. NME. April 8, 2016. November 27, 2014.
6. News: The 50 Best Albums of 2014. Josh Jackson. Paste. April 8, 2016. December 1, 2014. April 7, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160407041034/http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2014/12/the-50-best-albums-of-2014.html?p=2. dead.
7. 50 Best Albums of 2014. Rolling Stone. April 8, 2016. December 1, 2014.
8. News: The 20 best albums of 2014. Time Out. April 8, 2016. December 4, 2014.
9. Alvvays Chart History (Current Album Sales). Billboard. January 16, 2023.