Not sure why Rough Trade thought the bigger, bulky PVC sleeve was a good idea, as it is only a week and a half old and has started coming apart at the seams.

Alvvays - Blue Rev - (Tape, Vinyl LP, CD) | Rough Trade

They never intended to take five years to finish their third album, the nervy joyride that is the compulsively lovable Blue Rev.I thought the bass was lacking in some tracks on streaming, but the bass and drums sound massive on this pressing. It is definitely a different listening experience if you've only ever heard this on CD or another digital format.

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Similar noisy melancholy drifted over to Prince Edward Island, finding Alec O'Hanley, Brian Murphy and Philip MacIsaac. The musty ambience of Chad Van Gaalen’s production on their debut has turned bright and clear on Antisocialites, with O’Hanley co-producing alongside John Congleton, who’s overseen big-ticket indie albums from artists including Future Islands and St. A few other sonic details I hadn't heard before revealed themselves too, which is always a nice surprise! Named for the sugary alcoholic beverage Rankin and MacLellan used to drink as teens on rural Cape Breton, Blue Rev looks both back at that country past and forward at an uncertain world, reckoning with what we lose whenever we make a choice about what we want to become. Over its 40 years in business, PIAS has grown to be one of the largest independently-owned music groups in the world, carving out its own in-house recorded music division PIAS [Recordings].In the unfortunate situation that a product is damaged/faulty/incorrect, let us know and we will endeavor to correct any issue as soon as possible.