Alvvays return with new song “Pharmacist” and third album details

Alvvays are back. The Canadian band have shared new song "Pharmacist" and revealed details of their first album since in five years. Blue Rev is due on October 7 via Polyvinyl.

Blue Rev is the follow-up to 2017's Antisocialites and the band's 2014 self-titled debut. A press release points to a number of reasons for the five year gap between albums, including lengthy tours, the pandemic, the theft of a bunch of demos, and a basement flood ruining the band's gear.

Last month Alvvays teased their return by announcing fall 2022 US tour dates. All dates are listed below alongside the Blue Rev tracklist.

"Pharmacist"
"Easy On Your Own?"
"After The Earthquake"
"Tom Verlaine"
"Pressed"
"Many Mirrors"
"Very Online Guy"
"Velveteen"
"Tile By Tile"
"Pomeranian Spinster"
"Belinda Says"
"Bored in Bristol"
"Lottery Noises"
"Fourth Figure"

10/14 - Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre $
10/15 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave. $
10/18 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot $
10/19 - Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory $
10/20 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom $
10/21 - Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre $
10/22 - Seattle, WA @ The Moore Theatre $
10/24 - Arcata, CA @ Arcata Theatre Lounge $
10/26 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore $
10/27 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore $
10/29 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern $
10/30 - San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park $

11/02 - Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater $
11/04 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall - Downstairs $
11/05 - Dallas, TX @ The Studio at The Factory $
11/07 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse $
11/08 - Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works $
11/09 - Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel $
11/11 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club $
11/12 - Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall $
11/15 - New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall $
11/16 - New York, NY @ Kings Theater $
11/18 - Boston, MA @ Roadrunner $

$ = with Slow Pulp