Toronto-based Alvvays' combination of jangly indie pop with infectious, sugary melodies and melancholy noise rock has earned the band a devoted following and led to them being one of the flagbearers of the ongoing popularity of the C-86 sound. They first made a splash with the awkward but pretty single "Archie, Marry Me," which was featured on their assured self-titled debut from 2014. Future albums retained the building blocks of their early sound, with 2022's Blue Rev adding elements of '90s indie rock and shoegaze.
Vocalist/guitarist Molly Rankin -- the daughter of John M...