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| 4.0 excellent | virpi | October 7th 22 |
This sounds like the love child of The Smiths and MBV. I'm digging it. The songs are short, but on point. The melodies are as great as ever. And the production really pulls you in. A beautiful comeback.
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| 4.5 superb | Daneleslie | October 7th 22 |
This was absolutely everything I wanted it to be. Alvvays are 3 for 3
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| 4.5 superb | olisz | November 18th 24 |
This album is like the ultimate Shoegaze / Jangle Pop experience. Not only is it the band's most consistent project, but there are just so many catchy and memorable melodies, both vocal and guitar, and lyrics on here. This makes it also amazingly fun live or as karaoke.
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| 3.5 great | Bedex | January 7th 23 |
Much grittier than I remember Alvvays being, which is complemented by the slightly rough (in a good way) prod and the seemingly semi-live recording process; but with a few too many filler tracks imho. The style feels quite Australian to me, like Polygon Woods grit meets Hatchie candor, mixed in various ratios. 2 showcases the latter element quite clearly, whilst 3 shows the grittier, garage rock almost side and has an excellent last quarter when it goes faster and ahrder. 4 is the first track to feel a bit underwhelming and 'mou', whilst 5 is faster again with cool instruments but shows how the vocals dont always work here. 6 is ok but a bit gnangnan, which is more in line with what I remember from Alvvays' bulk material. 7 has fun synths but again pretty tepid vox, whilst 8 has some meh but also some good sections where the band gives it a good go if you will. 9 is calmer with some lana del rey vibes vocally (idk), but it's quite a decent track with some fun notes ngl. 10 navigates the line between annoying and cool with its prod that makes it soothing to lower the volume. By that point my rating went donhill. 11's alright, 12's a soft track that works quite well at giving us a break without being boring, but 13's frankly tiresome. The conclusion track is a synth ballad in lieu of a piano ballad, which has the merit of offering a decent conclusion with an appreciable idea. A rating not to compare with the previous opi, 3.45
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| 4.0 excellent | cjbizzlebizzle | December 31st 22 |
Late to the Alvvays train but love what Blue Rev has to offer. Balance is one word that describes this album very well. The album is noisy but not defined by it. It is poppy but never feels like it is trying to be infinitely approachable or sacrificing any of the musical quality to be poppy. There are upbeat tracks, melancholy tracks and all things in between. Most importantly the group just has a knack for writing seemingly simple tracks that have a lot of layers to peel back and warrant many repeated playthroughs. 'Pressed' is my personal favorite and the guitar bridge there just sounds perfect. Nuance in short and effective songs.
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| 3.0 good | sebasthebarbar | October 22nd 22 |
Enjoyed the album, but it gives me stadium rock vibes.
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| 4.0 excellent | ajcollins15 | October 19th 22 |
An explosive, intense, and more or less classic indie project that strays just enough from the 2000s and 2010s formula and makes a noisy and expansive project dipping into everything from noise pop to twee pop. To me, this is the definitive 2020s indie project and until then will stand for a while.
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| 0.0 | pizzamachine | October 14th 22 |
I still can’t figure out what the Hell’s happening in that album art.
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| 4.0 excellent | Erwann S. EMERITUS | October 10th 22 |
As alvvays (lel), this band nails their vibe made of gazey indie pop that balances the twee and the noise. It's a super cool aesthetic for sure, but it often carries the songs much more than actual songwriting. Typical Alvvays in the end: what you get at the beginning is what you will get at the end - you just gotta vibe with it.
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| 4.7 superb | Ryan P STAFF | December 13th 25 |
| 3.5 great | Aids | December 11th 25 |
| 2.5 average | yuvz | October 2nd 24 |
| 3.5 great | denboy | June 17th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lacking | February 27th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nbehre11 | December 16th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | zackseb | November 12th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | gijsr | August 1st 23 |
| 3.5 great | wwf | June 13th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | mallen- | April 16th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | rchyuan | February 23rd 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | tancrni | February 5th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kiran EMERITUS | January 19th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Luna | January 16th 23 |
| 3.0 good | Timmy | January 11th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rmazer | January 9th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Skoj | January 6th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | bSmith | January 5th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Elynna | December 30th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Gillie | December 28th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | vult | December 28th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | fog | December 24th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Polvo | December 22nd 22 |
| 3.5 great | mrfixit | December 11th 22 |
| 2.5 average | hadriel | December 4th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Corney | November 23rd 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | kenli | November 19th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | zxlkho | November 16th 22 |
| 2.5 average | DANcore | November 12th 22 |
| 3.0 good | jmh886 | November 10th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | HugoG | November 3rd 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Adamn | November 3rd 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | YRI | October 25th 22 |
| 4.8 classic | A.R.O. EMERITUS | October 24th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Simon K. STAFF | October 22nd 22 |
| 4.5 superb | pt3 | October 21st 22 |
| 4.5 superb | redrig | October 20th 22 |
| 3.5 great | osey | October 19th 22 |
| 3.5 great | qt | October 19th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | aroge | October 19th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | UrukHai | October 17th 22 |
| 3.0 good | Trey STAFF | October 14th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Phate72 | October 12th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | alamo | October 12th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Yotimi | October 11th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | hamid95 | October 11th 22 |
| 3.5 great | foxxxy | October 11th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | TT | October 10th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Risodo | October 10th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | yaboco | October 10th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Denis | October 10th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sunnyvale EMERITUS | October 10th 22 |
| 3.5 great | tom79 | October 9th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | jlsg | October 9th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | Dubboop | October 8th 22 |
| 2.5 average | jtswope | October 8th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | TBH717 | October 8th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | Lucman | October 8th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Handers | October 7th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Sowing STAFF | October 7th 22 |
| 3.7 great | jesper EMERITUS | October 7th 22 |
| 2.5 average | chwe | October 7th 22 |
| 3.0 good | doofy | October 7th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | iGuter | October 7th 22 |
| 3.5 great | jhop | October 7th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | Slex | October 6th 22 |
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