Blue Smiley - Return RSD 2021 Alvvays has renewed its Scot-pop

Alvvays has renewed its Scot-pop vows with a powerful new collection of manic emotional collage

as though they are transmitting parts of themselves through the music they select

It also taps into the way we think of our youth

"My thing was they had to sound different from the originals

Blue Smiley - Return RSD 2021 Alvvays has renewed its Scot-popLP, 45 RPM, Limited Edition, 180g Topshelf Records (2023) US In 2013, Blue Smiley officially formed in Brian Nowell and John Slavins rodent infested North Philadelphia apartment. With Nowell primarily composing from the hammock he used as a bed, Blue Smiley created three short recordings within a year, featuring drummers Gracie Clements, Tim McMonigle, and Joe Veltri. Matt McGraw, drummer and childhood friend of Slavins, later joined the group to