
Alvvays land a combo hit with new double-single "Belinda Says" & "Very Online Guy"
Call the party police - Alvvays just dropped not one but two new tracks AND official music videos. Hear it straight from the band:
"Two new lambs for the cultural volcano! One more sweet slurp of alcopop dedicated to the girls wiping tables called ‘Belinda Says’ and the dial-up electronic dream ‘Very Online Guy.’
We directed a mosaic-mode vid for ‘V.O.G’. with our videoguru friend Colby [Richardson]. This was easily the funnest thing we’ve ever shot. Enjoy our clunky low-bit collage of aliased key clacking and step-dance scramble on your CRTs. We painted and shot the ‘Belinda Says’ video in our living room.“
“Belinda Says” pays homage to pop icon Belinda Carlisle referencing her iconic 1980’s hit “Heaven Is A Place On Earth.” The song, whose lyrics reference the album title (“blue rev behind the rink”), is nostalgic and brimming with brightness. “Very Online Guy” pokes fun at internet ‘reply guys’ and is lyrically one of the most tongue-in-cheek yet from Molly Rankin’s whip-smart treasure trove of lyrics. Filmed with an old Handycam, the video is an analogue fantasy land filled with desire and desperation – watch below.
The pairing follows previously released singles “Pharmacist” and “Easy On Your Own?” from the absolute triumph of an album, Blue Rev - out October 7 and available NOW for pre-order on limited edition Early Bird vinyl in Transparent Crystal. If you can't wait for the record, know that you're not alone… Pitchfork just included it on their list of “The Most Anticipated Albums of Fall 2022" - The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Vulture, and Nylon are all anxious to hear it, too.
Alvvays will be touring this fall giving fans a much needed cathartic release. The band have just announced an additional show at Pomona’s The Glass House with Slow Pulp on October 28. Tickets are moving fast, get yours now!