News
Floating Festival on a Cruise Ship Also Includes Alvvays, Mogwai, Japanese Breakfast, Django Django, Tracyanne & Danny, Kelly Lee Owens, and More
Sep 05, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Back in February Scotland's Belle and Sebastian told fans they were considering launching a Belle and Sebastian cruise in 2019 and wanted their fans' opinions on it via a survey on their website. Then in May the band announced The Boaty Weekender, a floating festival to set sale from Barcelona to Sardinia and back again on August 8-12, 2019. Now Belle and Sebastian have announced the initial line-up. Most notably, it features Camera Obscura, who are making their return to performing live for the first time since the 2015 death of the band's Carey Lander from cancer. More
Plus Queens of the Stone Age, Courtney Barnett, David Byrne, Franz Ferdinand, Alvvays, and Others
Jan 08, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
The lineup for the 2018 Shaky Knees Music Festival has been announced. The festival goes down in Atlanta, GA's Central Park May 4-6. The headliners are The National, Jack White, and Queens of the Stone Age. More
Plus Wolf Alice, Eminem, Cut Copy, Margo Price, Alvvays, Moses Sumney, Dirty Projectors, and Others
Jan 03, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Governors Ball has announced the lineup for their 2018 festival, which goes down in New York City's Randall's Island Park the weekend of June 1 - 3. The headliners are Eminem (also announced as a Coachella headliner today), Jack White, Travis Scott, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. More
Plus The Weeknd, Eminem, Fleet Foxes, alt-J, Perfume Genius, Moses Sumney, Angel Olsen, First Aid Kit, Japanese Breakfast, and Others
Jan 03, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Coachella has announced the lineup for their 2018 festival, which goes down in Indio, California over two weekends in April (with the same bill each weekend). Friday April 13 and 20 is headlined by The Weeknd, Saturday April 14 and 21 is headlined by Beyoncé, and Sunday April 15 and 22 is headlined by Eminem. More
Another Dark Year Was Brightened By a Plethora of Fantastic Albums
Dec 30, 2017
By Mark Redfern
2016 was regarded as a fairly rough year by many, but 2017 was no walk in the park either. 2016 was mired by the deaths of several beloved musical icons (David Bowie, Prince, Leonard Cohen, George Michael, and Sharon Jones among them) and the disappointing and divisive Presidential election, but in 2017 we had to deal with the ramifications of said election (we'd say that roughly 95% of the musicians we interview likely don't support many, if any, of President Trump's policies). More
Support Under the Radar on Patreon to Access Exclusive Content
Sep 15, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
If you support Under the Radar's Patreon page at the minimum contribution of at least $1.00 a month you get access to our Patreon-only feed featuring exclusive content only available to Patreon supporters. Now our friends at Polyvinyl have also donated a vinyl copy of the new album by Toronto-based indie-pop four-piece Alvvays, Antisocialites, to give away to one lucky Under the Radar Patreon supporter. More
Antisocialites Out Now via Polyvinyl
Sep 13, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Toronto-based indie-pop four-piece Alvvays released a new album, Antisocialites, last Friday via Polyvinyl. Now the band has shared a video for "Dreams Tonite." Matt Johnson directed the video, which expertly makes it seem like the band are performing at the 1967 Montreal Expo (aka Expo 67) by cutting together newly shot images of the band performing with archival footage from 1967. More
Plus Benjamin Clementine, Moses Sumney, Weyes Blood, Margo Price, Alvvays, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Sep 08, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Of late we've been presenting the eight best songs of the week, but last week we expanded it to a Top 9 because there were so many strong choices. This week we kept it as nine, but because we had trouble narrowing the list down in a week of solid new songs, but few obvious standouts. More
Plus Alvvays, Ariel Pink, Yumi Zouma, Madeline Kenney, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Aug 18, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Charlottesville, Virginia is only just over an hour a way from Under the Radar's headquarters. It's the best local city to see shows in and it's a great little progressive college town that we visit often. So we watched in horror, disbelief, and disgust last weekend as the violent and tragic events in Charlottesville surrounding the white supremacist rally dominated the news. More
Plus Susanne Sundfør, Everything Everything, Stars, The Roots, Alvvays, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 28, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
It was a busy week for new tracks, with two pop singers (Jessie Ware and Charli XCX) making a strong showing. A couple of classic rockers made a return, and while Ringo Starr's new song (featuring Paul McCartney and others) was pretty standard old rocker fare, one of Mick Jagger's new songs (either "Gotta Get a Grip" or the remix of it by Tame Impala's Kevin Parker) surprisingly almost made our Top 8. More
Issue 61 Also Includes Interviews with The War on Drugs, The National, Broken Social Scene, Slowdive vs. Ariel Pink, Phoenix, Beach House, and Much More
Jul 18, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our Summer 2017 Issue, which is out now digitally via Under the Radar's app and the magazine app Readly. The print version has shipped out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon (as well as available soon digitally via the magazine app Zinio). The issue features Grizzly Bear on the cover. More
Antisocialites Due Out September 8 via Polyvinyl
Jul 13, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Toronto-based indie-pop four-piece Alvvays are releasing a new album, Antisocialites, on September 8 via Polyvinyl. Previously the band shared its first single, album opener "In Undertow." Now "In Undertow" has a trippy lo-fi video. Watch it below, followed by the band's upcoming tour dates. More
Plus Japanese Breakfast, LIV, Ride, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Jun 09, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
What a packed week for new songs and album announcements, enough to help you ignore all the James Comey/Donald Trump (but at least the Conservatives stumbled at the U.K. general election). More
Antisocialites Due Out September 8 via Polyvinyl
Jun 06, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Toronto-based indie-pop four-piece Alvvays have announced a new album, Antisocialites, and shared its first single, album opener "In Undertow." Antisocialites is due out September 8 via Polyvinyl is the follow-up to their well-received 2014-released self-titled debut album. More
Last Weekend in Los Angeles, CA
Aug 27, 2015
By Laura Studarus
Last weekend Los Angeles hosted FYF Festival. Check out Robert Redfield’s gallery of day one, featuring images of Alvvays, Bloc Party, Chet Faker, Dinosaur Jr, Goldroom, Mikal Cronin,Metz, Purity Ring, Savages, Tennis, and The Drums. More
B-side Available As One Day Download
Sep 22, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
Canadian garage pop outfit Alvvays have posted a b-side track online titled, "Underneath Us." More
Self-Titled Debut Out Now
Sep 19, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
Summer may be coming to a close but Canadian garage pop outfit Alvvays continue to channel the feel of sun-drenched vibes with the music of their self-titled debut. More
Issue 51 Also Includes Interviews with Arcade Fire vs. Peter Gabriel, Interpol, Jessie Ware, Foxygen, Caribou, Belle and Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch, Terry Gilliam, Gotham's Ben McKenzie, Zola Jesus, and More
Sep 12, 2014
By Christopher Roberts
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of the September/October issue, which is on newsstands now. It features alt-J on the cover. Arcade Fire's Richard Reed Parry does a joint interview with Peter Gabriel. We talk to Lush's Miki Berenyi and Emma Anderson about their 1996 album, Lovelife. More
Alvvays’ Self-Titled Debut Album is Out Now on Polyvinyl
Jul 31, 2014
By Laura Studarus
Canadian fuzz-pop quintet Alvvays hangs out at the sea in their new video for “Archie, Marry Me.” More
May 23, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
Rising Canadian fuzz-pop quintet Alvvays have officially announced the release of their self-titled debut. More
Debut Album Out This Summer
Apr 25, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
Newly signed to Polyvinyl, Toronto-based surf-pop outfit Alvvays garnered a plenty of breakthrough accolades at this year's SXSW. More
Interviews
The Luxury of No One Caring
Sep 06, 2017
By Matthew Berlyant
It's time-honored wisdom that sophomore albums are more difficult to record than a band's debut and this certainly appears to be the case for the Toronto-based band Alvvays and their sophomore album Antisocialites. More
More Songs About Parties and Punks
Sep 05, 2017
By Matthew Berlyant
The Undertones sang "it's not so easy knowing we'll be heard" and "a lot less time, but a lot more care" on "More Songs About Chocolate and Girls," the opening track of their second album, 1980's Hypnotised. More
Dec 03, 2014
By Melody Lau
"I don't really have any fear of using the P-word," declares Molly Rankin, vocalist for Toronto-based quintet Alvvays. Over the past few years, the band has grown accustomed to being described as a "jangle-pop" act, but rather than swat away the descriptors, Rankin openly embraces them. More
Aug 13, 2014
By Melody Lau
Molly Rankin and Kerri MacLellan were childhood friends before they were bandmates, growing up together and both playing the fiddle. More
Reviews
Sep 05, 2017
By Ed McMenamin
It was hard to read anything about Alvvays' 2014 debut and not see a reference to the legendary C86 mixtape. The shorthand reference for twee Britpop will probably continue during the Antisocialites press cycle, too, even though frontwoman Molly Rankin has said she never heard the cassette while growing up on a remote island off Nova Scotia. More
Jul 24, 2014
By Melody Lau
In John Green's The Fault In Our Stars, eye cancer patient Isaac expressed his love for his then-girlfriend Monica by incessantly exchanging the phrase "always," indicating their devotion to one another. It's a word that's often drenched in hyperbolized romance, one that simultaneously signifies yesteryear and hopes for tomorrow. It also makes something of a perfect name for Toronto-based band Alvvays (pronounced "always").
