Alvvays - Blue Rev poll

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yeah, the mbv-effect guitar is prominent on this album but it's well done! it nods clearly to mbv while being its own thing
― Karl Malone, Saturday, October 8, 2022 6:30 PM

Not sure if I would consider this shoegaze, more dream pop maybe? I'm bumping Swervedriver for it as I can't bump the other two this go around. One reason is because I wanted a female led singer band on one of these, like Lush last year. I could have done something like Drop Nineteens, Curve or maybe even Slowdive but I wanted something a bit newer then my usual go to. This is three of five in a series of shoegaze band polls.

Poll Results

Option	Votes
10. "Pomeranian Spinster" 3:24	5
1. "Pharmacist" 2:04	2
2. "Easy on Your Own?" 2:54	2
3. "After the Earthquake" 3:05	2
12. "Bored in Bristol" 3:00	2
11. "Belinda Says" 2:45	1
9. "Tile by Tile" 2:58	1
8. "Velveteen" 3:09	1
6. "Many Mirrors" 2:58	1
4. "Tom Verlaine" 3:26	1
7. "Very Online Guy" 2:22	0
5. "Pressed" 2:09	0
13. "Lottery Noises" 3:18	0
14. "Fourth Figure" 1:20	0

― Bee OK, Thursday, 17 October 2024 01:39 (two years ago)

I really don't know this album, so I'm looking forward to immersing myself in it over this next week.

― Bee OK, Thursday, 17 October 2024 01:40 (two years ago)

TV for the W

― Where did Boo Berry go (Craig D.), Thursday, 17 October 2024 02:13 (two years ago)

I like Easy On Yr Own or Pharmacist - people/ #%^$%^fork seem to go on about Belinda Says a lot but I just thought it was merely decent.

― clouds (peanutbuttereverysingleday), Thursday, 17 October 2024 07:13 (two years ago)

I like Easy On Yr Own or Pharmacist - people/ #%^$%^fork seem to go on about Belinda Says a lot but I just thought it was merely decent.

― clouds (peanutbuttereverysingleday), Thursday, 17 October 2024 07:13 (two years ago)

Lot of good choices but I've found "Velveteen" fit nicely on a couple playlists I've made so I'll go with that

― Vinnie, Thursday, 17 October 2024 10:48 (two years ago)

pomeranian spinster by a lot

― hott ogo (voodoo chili), Thursday, 17 October 2024 10:52 (two years ago)

Love basically every track here but voted for "After the Earthquake"

― ˈʌglɪɪst preɪ, Thursday, 17 October 2024 17:36 (two years ago)

Love basically (almost) every track here but voted for "After the Earthquake

― nostormo, Thursday, 17 October 2024 18:04 (two years ago)

I never got obsessive with this album the same way i did with their first two, but the standout here is definitely "Pomeranian Spinster".
(xp: yeah, "Belinda Says" is barely in the top 5 on this album. i'm basically an alvvays superfan, and i never understood pfork's enthusiasm for that one)

― enochroot, Thursday, 17 October 2024 19:00 (two years ago)

huh, pomeranian is my only skip on this...
'bored in bristol' because of the emotional impact for me, but earthquake is objectively the best track on this.

― maelin, Friday, 18 October 2024 18:48 (two years ago)

"Very Online Guy"

― the future is now, Saturday, 19 October 2024 20:49 (two years ago)

"Pomeranian Spinster" is not the sort of song I go to this band for, thus I'm surprised it made the 77 that year, but it's not bad

― Vinnie, Saturday, 19 October 2024 21:39 (two years ago)

You recognize that other people vote in the 77, right?

― alpine static, Sunday, 20 October 2024 02:35 (two years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Monday, 21 October 2024 00:01 (two years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Tuesday, 22 October 2024 00:01 (two years ago)

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