In the beginning of the song, if you listen closely, you can hear birds chirping before Molly Rankin’s voice comes in with. By having the birds chirping (a symbol for traditional love stories), and going straight to the core of the song and, presumably, the reason it’s been written, stands for the contrast of feelings the couple has been going through while discussing a legal marriage. But the first thing that stands out in the song is the “fictitious” character the lead vocalist is singing to, Archie. Even though the lyrics repeatedly reference that “Archie” doesn’t want to get mar… read more
In the beginning of the song, if you listen closely, you can hear birds chirping before Molly Rankin’s voice comes in with. By having the birds chirp… read more
In the beginning of the song, if you listen closely, you can hear birds chirping before Molly Rankin’s voice comes in with. By having the birds chirping (a symbol for traditional love st… read more
Alvvays is a Grammy nominated dream pop band formed in Prince Edward Island, Canada in 2011. Reverb-drenched and bittersweet, Alvvays members Molly Rankin (daughter of the late John Morris Rankin of popular Canadian Celtic folk band The Rankin Family) and Kerri MacLellan were childhood friends, who played music together while growing up in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada in the 1990s and 2000s. Rankin and MacLellan moved to Prince Edward Island for college. It was there that Rankin met guitarist Alec O'Hanley (of Charlottetown bands The Danks and Two Hours Traffic). O'Ha… read more
Alvvays is a Grammy nominated dream pop band formed in Prince Edward Island, Canada in 2011. Reverb-drenched and bittersweet, Alvvays members Molly Rankin (daughter of the late John Morris… read more
Alvvays is a Grammy nominated dream pop band formed in Prince Edward Island, Canada in 2011. Reverb-drenched and bittersweet, Alvvays members Molly Rankin (daughter of the late John Morris Rankin of popular Canadian Celtic folk band T… read more