Stereogum — With Grammy mainstays like Taylor Swift, SZA, Miley Cyrus, Jon Batiste, Billie Eilish, and Olivia Rodrigo all over this year’s nominations, it can feel like same old, same old. But there are quite a few first-time nominees this year. more info

Stereogum — Earlier this year, Hannah Van Loon released her latest album as Tanukichan, GIZMO , and since then she’s been on tour with Alvvays and Alex G. Today, she’s back with a new one-off single ahead of another tour, this time with Wishy. more info

Stereogum — Today marks the one-year anniversary of Alvvays’ latest album Blue Rev — and what an album it is! The Canadian crew have been out on the road pretty consistently since then in support of it, and if you’ve seen them live recently you’ll k... more info

Tuneage — musicforants:Here’s my favorite albums & songs in a year that had no shortage of great music. Click here to listen to my full Best Songs of 2022 playlist (100 tracks) via Spotify or Apple Music.FAVORITE ALBUMS OF 2022Alvvays - Blue RevBeach House -... more info

Pop Headwound —  Good night for the die-hards. 1. Alvvays / Blue Rev2. Billy Woods / Aethiopes3. Big Theif / Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe4. MJ Lenderman / Boat Songs5. Destroyer / Labyrinthitus6. Danger Mouse & Black Thought / Cheat Codes7. Alex G / God Save... more info

Stereogum — Alvvays have been playing a ton of covers at their recent shows. In their hometown of Toronto, they covered Devo and last October they covered the Hummingbirds’ 1987 single "Alimony" with Snail Mail and Hatchie in Brooklyn. Last night, the band ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The lineup also includes Snail Mail, Car Seat Headrest, Colter Wall, Julia Jacklin, Haley Heynderickx, Steve Gunn, and more. Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — In promotion of their forthcoming album, I Am Easy to Find, and Mike Mills-directed film of the same name. more info

Stereogum — Alvvays are in the midst of a five-night run of hometown shows at Toronto's Danforth Music Hall right now. (Snail Mail are opening.) And at both shows so far, they've closed their set with a cover of the title track from Devo's 1980 album Freedom Of ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Day one of ACL Festival's first weekend featured a headlining set from Paul McCartney, who dedicated "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" to the late Geoff Emerick, as well as sets from The National, Brockhampton, David Byrne, Manchester Orchest... more info