Antisocialites is the superb new album from Alvvays and has already received critical acclaim across the board with many hailing it as one of the most exciting records to drop this fall.
Today, the band have shared the video for the highly contagious single “Dreams Tonite,” a track which is currently making serious waves on streaming services. Matt Johnson, who directed the video, had this to say:
“The first thing I thought when Alvvays played “Dreams Tonite” for me in their studio (which is packed wall to wall with gear built before they were born) was that this music is from another time. It sounds like a rediscovered classic that was way ahead of its time, so the video had to be about time travel.
I got addicted to 60’s film aesthetics making my last movie and this was the perfect excuse to revisit that world. The footage shot by the National Film Board during Expo67 is an unknown masterpiece of Canadian cinema – of course we had to hide Alvvays in it. By using the same cameras and film as the Nfb in ’67 we found a way to put Molly and company on stage at the biggest festival our country has ever seen. See if you can find them all!”
The band tell us, “Canada was at its coolest fifty years ago in Montreal at Expo ’67. The National Film Board caught a young country at its most iconic on sweet saturated 16mm. We fetishize retro-futurism and are thrilled our buddy Matt Johnson was able to facilitate our half-century temporal trip back to peak pop and op. And this video introduces our new drummer, so please meet Sheridan.”
Tickets for the upcoming Alvvays North American tour are selling fast, all dates are listed below.
Acclaim for Antisocialites:
“The second album from the Toronto indie pop band is nothing but thoroughly accomplished songs. Alvvays have sharpened their focus without losing sight of themselves.” Pitchfork
“Shellacking a tight pop number in feedback is a worn recipe for success, but in the hands of Molly Rankin, Alvvay’s noisy rock is an unexpected gift.” New York Magazine
“Full of fuzzy-guitar beauty and shoegazing romanticism.” Rolling Stone
“For all the noisy textures and shimmering sing-alongs on Antisocialites, Alvvays seem intent on masking pain while convincing others, and perhaps themselves, that everything’s fine. It’s a tricky balancing act, but that’s what makes this band so damn endearing.” NPR
“Molly Rankin turns this heartbreak narrative into dreamy, energetic, fuzz-pop songs about moving forward after being in chaotic relationships.” Billboard
“As bright and charming as everything we’ve come to expect from the band.” Consequence of Sound
“The great thing about Alvvays is that they know what they do well – create objectively good, beautiful indie pop – and they are evidently doing it again with Antisocialites” UPROXX
“Punchy, catchy songs – but there’s a light nocturnal sheen across it. It’s often more shimmery and glossier than the band’s first record, sounding like the bleed of blue tones and blurred lights on solo walks through the city at who knows what hour.” Stereogum
“Antisocialites is a recipe for the true believers.” SPIN
“Rather than clashing, those two halves–one romantic and aspirational, one blunt and realistic–sharpen each other and create an album that delivers, and then some, on the promise of the band’s self-titled debut.” A.V. Club
“A record that begs to be blasted on road trips and at rooftop parties. Alvvays was a mid-June perfect summer day; Antisocialites is a little cloudier, with a bit of a cold breeze blowing through.” Paste Magazine
“Antisocialites manages the rare feat of a band topping their brilliant debut with a sophomore effort that’s even more brilliant.” All Music
“This band creates its own little sound-world, one that’s familiar, yes, but also expertly appointed. It makes music to get lost in.” The Stranger
“If one band this year is going to transcend paling genres, it is Alvvays…Every song here is a hit and Antisocialites is brilliant.” Pretty Much Amazing
Upcoming Tour Dates:
09/13 – Hamburg, Germany @ Molotow *
09/14 – Berlin, Germany @ Musik & Frieden * [SOLD OUT]
09/16 – Antwerp, Belgium @ Trix * [SOLD OUT]
09/17 – Utrecht, Netherlands @ Ekko * [SOLD OUT]
09/18 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Bitterzoet *
09/30 – Long Beach, CA @ Music Tastes Good Festival
10/03 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club [SOLD OUT]
10/05 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel #
10/06 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer #
10/07 – Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel # [SOLD OUT]
10/08 – Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel # [SOLD OUT]
10/11 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West #
10/12 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In #
10/13 – Birmingham, AL @ Saturn #
10/14 – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks #
10/16 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall Downstairs #
10/17 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk #
10/18 – Dallas, TX @ Trees #
10/20 – Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf #
10/21 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar # [SOLD OUT]
10/24 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore #
10/26 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge $
10/27 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge $ [SOLD OUT]
10/28 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox $
10/30 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge $
10/31 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater $
11/02 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue $
11/03 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall $
11/04 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick $
11/17 – Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
11/18 – Ottawa, ON @ Babylon
11/20 – Hamilton, ON @ The Studio
11/21 – London, ON @ Rum Runners
12/12 – Toronto, ON @ Mod Club
12/13 – Toronto, ON @ Mod Club [SOLD OUT]
12/14 – Toronto, ON @ Mod Club [SOLD OUT]
12/15 – Toronto, ON @ Mod Club [SOLD OUT]
12/16 – Toronto, ON @ Mod Club [SOLD OUT]
* w/ ALASKALASKA
# w/ Nap Eyes
$ w/ Jay Som
Antisocialites Tracklisting:
- In Undertow
- Dreams Tonite
- Plimsoll Punks
- Your Type
- Not My Baby
- Hey
- Lollipop (Ode to Jim)
- Already Gone
- Saved By A Waif
- Forget About Life
THE PARTAE
