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Alvvays is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Magnetic Fields, Holy Fuck, Cocteau Twins, The Primitives and Pavement. Those roots explain a lot about how Alvvays arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Beach House, Japanese Breakfast, Slow Pulp, Fazerdaze and Camera Obscura, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Hatchie, The Beths, Makthaverskan, Angel Olsen and No Vacation, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 49 connections around Alvvays, reaching back through The Magnetic Fields and forward to Hatchie. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Alvvays is a Canadian indie pop band formed in 2011, originating from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and subsequently based in Toronto, Ontario. It consists of Molly Rankin, Kerri MacLellan (keyboards), Alec O'Hanley (guitars), and Sheridan Riley (drums). Their self-titled debut studio album, released in 2014, topped the US college charts. Their second studio album, Antisocialites, was released on September 8, 2017. Their third studio album, Blue Rev, was released on October 7, 2022.
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Alvvays connections
Alvvays grew out of The Magnetic Fields, Holy Fuck, Cocteau Twins and The Primitives, shares an orbit with Beach House, Japanese Breakfast, Slow Pulp and Fazerdaze, went on to shape Hatchie, The Beths, Makthaverskan and Angel Olsen. 49 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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