Best New Bands » Alvvays https://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Alvvays At Shepherds Bush Empire, London https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/alvvays-shepherds-bush-empire-london/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/alvvays-shepherds-bush-empire-london/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2015 07:19:31 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=27237 London – So, just when you thought the world was running out of great tunes, along came Alvvays. There are nine of them on its self-titled 2014 debut album while four new songs worked in to the band’s brisk hour-long set heralded more to come. The Toronto five-piece was in London town to shower affection

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/alvvays-shepherds-bush-empire-london/feed/ 0 Alvvays Nominated for Juno Awards https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/alvvays-nominated-juno-awards/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/alvvays-nominated-juno-awards/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2015 17:50:53 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=21612 New York – The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. On January 27th, 2015 Alvvays was selected for their outstanding achievements in the “Breakthrough Group Of The Year” and “Alternative Album Of The Year” categories. The fuzz-pop quintet

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