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 months ago) link

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 months ago) link

TV for the W

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

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 months ago) link

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 months ago) link

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 months ago) link

pomeranian spinster by a lot

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

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

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

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

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

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 months ago) link

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 months ago) link

"Very Online Guy"

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

"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 months ago) link

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

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

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

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

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

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

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