ALVVAYS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, NEW SINGLE AND TOUR DATES
Royal Mountain Records
Alvvays will release its second full-length, Antisocialites this September 8th on Royal Mountain Records in Canada. The album is the much anticipated follow-up to their critically acclaimed debut album.
Across Antisocialites 10 tracks and 33 minutes the Toronto-based group dive back into the deep-end of reckless romance and altered dates. Ice cream truck jangle collides with prismatic noise pop while Molly Rankin’s wit is refracted through crystalline surf counterpoint. Through thoughtful consideration in basement and abroad, Alvvays has renewed its Scot-pop vows with a powerful new collection of manic emotional collage.
After posting a cryptic cartoon for fans last week, the group today released the excellent strum-n-thrummer “In Undertow,” a breakup fantasy that is both crushing and charming for its level-headedness. “You find a wave and try to hold on for as long as you can, you made a mistake you’d like to erase and I understand,” sings Rankin, her voice full longing, not for another person necessarily, but for what to do next. “Meditate, play solitaire, take up self-defense,” Molly continues, laundry-listing some strategies for moving on. “What’s next for you and me? I’ll take suggestions,” she deadpans under crashing waves of Farfisa and feedback.
“This record is a fantasy breakup arc and my life nearly imitated art” ~ Molly Rankin.
The quintet will be hitting the road this summer on an extensive world tour, including four nights at The Mod Club in Toronto this December. Further Canadian dates will be announced soon. All just announced dates can be found below.
Antisocialites will come out on September 8th and be pre-ordered HERE.
Tour Dates
8.5.17 – Lollapalooza – Chicago, IL
8.5.17 – Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL *SOLD OUT
8.26.17 – Belgrave Music Hall – Leeds, UK
8.27.17 – St. Luke’s – Glasgow, Scotland
8.28.17 – Leadmill – Sheffield, UK
8.29.17 – Talking Heads – Southampton, UK
9.2.17 – End of the Road Festival – Larmer Tree Garden, UK
9.3.17 – Institute 2 – Birmingham, UK
9.4.17 – Rescue Rooms – Nottingham, UK
9.6.17 – Bullingdon Arms – Oxford, UK
9.7.17 – Gorilla – Manchester, UK
9.8.17 – Koko – London, UK
9.9.17 – Thekla – Bristol, UK
9.11.17 – Point Ephemere – Paris, France
9.12.17 – Blue Shell – Cologne, Germany
9.13.17 – Molotow – Hamburg, Germany
9.14.17 – Musik & Frieden – Berlin, Germany
9.16.17 – Trix – Antwerp, Belgium
9.17.17 – Ekko – Utrecht, Netherlands
9.18.17 – Bitterzoet – Amsterdam, Netherlands
9.30.17 – Music Tastes Good Festival – Long Beach, CA
10.3.17 – Paradise Rock Club – Boston, MA
10.5.17 – Brooklyn Steel – Brooklyn, NY
10.6.17 – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA
10.7.17 – Rock & Roll Hotel – Washington, DC
10.11.17 – Terminal West – Atlanta, GA
10.12.17 – Exit / In – Nashville, TN
10.13.17 – Saturn – Birmingham, AL
10.14.17 – One Eyed Jacks – New Orleans, LA
10.16.17 – White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX
10.17.17 – Mohawk – Austin, TX
10.18.17 – Trees – Dallas, TX
10.20.17 – Meow Wolf – Santa Fe, NM
10.21.17 – Valley Bar – Phoenix, AZ
10.24.17 – Fillmore – San Francisco, CA
10.27.17 – Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, OR
10.28.17 – The Showbox – Seattle, WA
10.30.17 – Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT
10.31.17 – Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO
11.2.17 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
11.3.17 – Thalia Hall – Chicago, IL
11.4.17 – Magic Stick – Detroit, MI
12.13.17 – Mod Club – Toronto, ON
12.14.17 – Mod Club – Toronto, ON
12.15.17 – Mod Club – Toronto, ON
12.16.17 – Mod Club – Toronto, ON
Alvvays
Antisocialites
(Royal Mountain Records)
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Pre-Order Antisocialites HERE
Antisocialites Track Listing
1. In Undertow
2. Dreams Tonite
3. Plimsoll Punks
4.Your Type
5. Not My Baby
6. Hey
7. Lollipop (Ode to Jim)
8. Already Gone
9. Saved By A Waif
10. Forget About Life