#16 Alvvays - "Archie, Marry Me"

It's hard to say when the misspelling of words in band names became cool.  Was it back in the 90's with Korn, Staind and Limp Bizkit? Was it later on with cool DJ's like Deadmaus, sorry Deadmau5? Or was it earlier than I can think of?  Either way, it's cool now and the indie world is embracing it. Bands like Chvrches have even used a letter that looks like one letter for another. Canadian indie pop band Alvvays got even trickier when they used a vv to look like a w.  And you thought all Canadians could do was play hockey!

Well however you spell it the Toronto band came out with their self-titled debut album this summer and scored a few decent tracks. Perhaps borrowing a bit from Best Coast and releasing this track in perfect time for a hot summer day, "Archie, Marry Me" went flying up the charts both on my weekly top 100 and other blogs and websites. 

Not only did they crack my year end Top 20, they were #59 on Pitchfork, #30 on PopMatters, #11 on Rolling Stone and all the way at #5 on the gorilla vs bear blog. I am sure if i followed a few Canadian sites they might have even been named song of the year.

Let's hope 2015 brings Alvvays singer Molly Rankin and this guy Archie a year of marital bliss!