I try to "practice" on my guitar pretty frequently. And, by "practice," I mean that I play through a few major, minor, and pentatonic scales. Maybe do a few exercises. Then I just start playing the same 5 or 6 songs I play every, single day. One of those songs is "Archie, Marry Me" by Alvvays. It's only four chords and has a solo that I can totally handle. The song is from the band's self-titled debut record which is one of my favorite things ever.
As the days have gone by, and as I've been playing "Archie, Marry Me" for a while now, I've started to wonder when we'd be hearing the next thing from Alvvays. Well, yesterday Alvvays gave us single "In Undertow" and announced that their second LP, ANTISOCIALITES, is due from Polyvinyl on September 8th.
"In Undertow" features more of Molly Rankin's understated, almost deadpan, vocals along with hints of both twee pop and shoegaze -- two great tastes that taste great together. The song, initially, didn't grab me as much as my favorites from the band's debut; but, as I've listened, the keys and the quavering shoegaze guitar have won me over.
The Canadian five-piece will be making their way back to our area with October shows at Brooklyn Steel on the 5th and Philly's Union Transfer on the 6th.
In the meantime, check out "In Undertow."
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