Alvvays frontwoman Molly Rankin in Studio Q

Canadian indie band Alvvays are making a splash with their sunny melodies and bittersweet lyrics awash in reverb and lo-fi haze. Jian talks to the buzzed-about band, led by frontwoman Molly Rankin, who's related to the influential Celtic music group The Rankin Family. She talks about the how the band came to be, how her famed musical past informs her work and how they feel about named a band-to-watch by tastemakers like NME, BBC and Pitchfork.
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[@PokeySoggybottom]

She's just lovely.

[@milkcarton6654]

mmhmm.

[@HelloShitty08]

Exactly my thoughts. I mean...exactly.

[@granthooper2329]

MaarRY meee Mollllyyyiee

[@jamestraver8]

I enjoy watching her talk.

[@sirthomaspicklesxxix3016]

Great band with a down to earth front. She's adorable :S

[@sgnMark]

She's my crush right now lol

[@sratus]

Dead eyed Ridley

[@DaneMind]

she really does give off vet energy

[@petercarroll4723]

lol

[@awwgez]

She's awesome. Love Alvvays and hope she continues making music.

[@dojyr3130]

you must be very happy with Blue Rev

[@lLostGems]

I wish my name was Archie

[@McDreamyn_mdphd]

I went to school with her older brother----great family all around.

[@elgreatestweight]

that word-connotation/association thing shes talking about with regard to the band's name is called dhvani in sanskrit poetics, basically the way brains organize themselves according to lexical-associative-affective sites of resonance (see Christopher Partridge- The Lyre of Orpheus, or for sanskrit stuff, Abhinavagupta (11th century)). I love Alvvays, wish them all the best, all ways. Molly's beautiful and talented, a great interview.

[@weho_brian]

i love her voice!

[@lutherantwoord4044]

love this girl

[@stevenwestern8199]

I love the interviews, this guy is special. Molly is a terrific singer with a very engaging, unique voice. I have the album, it's excellent and just fun

[@SRNF]

Ya he likes to choke and beat woman very special indeed.

[@muralamoomum8287]

SRNF he was found not guilty of that...however as soon as i seen it was him i had to laugh..and couldnt help but think i wonder what he's thinking about her lol

[@sratus]

'this guy is special' lol

[@RandomNonsense1985]

He was a good interviewer, but kind of a creep off-mic/camera.

[@eddiezales3875]

Beautiful soul!

[@daydreamnation_]

she is so lovely

[@islamsaafan3122]

I really love her

[@sitarnut]

Why is the mic constantly in the way.... I love her smile.

[@DaneMind]

i think the closer it is to the mouth, the better s/n ratio and also the “warmer” the voice tends to sound. bit of a trade-off

[@waynebrinker8095]

See...... no assault here. Nice on Jian!!

[@arricammarques1955]

The camera, audio were on! Thats why..

[@feogkp7652]

ella es sencillamente perfecta... molly rankin & julien baker son mis cantantes favoritas de la actualidad

[@ryangeorge3745]

I'm hunting down those 5 dislikes.

[@nalfarbz152]

Im inlove with molly

[@dariosanz17]

I love ❤

[@d_ruggs]

i started playing the halifax scene right after she left. damn

[@dom4293]

Montie loves this woman so much and I can definitely see it

[@cheesecakelasagna]

took me a while to get the "frontwoman" title

[@arricammarques1955]

Oh no its Jian Ghomeshi! 'Once he was the king of Q'

[@kingdomofheavenmusic3]

Molly is great...And not the drug.

[@endriu55]

the drug too

[@Marz-vc6xr]

Does she has a lisps? She sounds adorable.

[@happinesshotel5375]

The whole time during covid, I was thinking, anyway now. Sometimes is going to come out. Now I’m 2022, we still don’t have the third album.

[@RandomNonsense1985]

Aged like milk.

[@tylerphillips6523]

welcome to the future where Blue Rev is out and amazing!

[@Pravindaswani74]

You can even see his Devil Horns in Red Neon..

[@rafaelleafar]

what does she say at 5:30 to 5:33?

[@kennybob3096]

"But yes, there's also the feminine product " 😆

[@RealAsaMitaka]

shes pretty cute ngl

[@veerchasm1]

2:44 he has devil horns

[@NOWtheband]

Unsuprising.

[@iwillnevergetone5]

@@NOWtheband retrospect yikes

[@NOWtheband]

@@iwillnevergetone5 - Ha ha! Quite!

[@user-dj9do1eq4d]

Wait, molly is part of the rankin family

[@garrettteichmann2360]

i want to marry this girl so bad

[@veerchasm1]

No, she is marrying Archie

[@Rabmcm32]

I hope you can afford her $$$$

[@331SVTCobra]

1:40 interesting .... musicians are usually pretty good at math. Great interview.

[@KarlKatten]

I can't help but feel like the interview's style is very similar to Howard Stern

[@seymourpant]

Very similar posture, studio feeling, and microphone setup

[@gamwisesamgee7400]

And Joe Rogan.

[@RandomNonsense1985]

Thankfully, he’s no longer an interviewer. Turned out he’s a sexual predator.

[@davidsharounoff8521]

molly rankin

[@veerchasm1]

Congrats Raptor fan 👍🏻 🏆

[@cacampbell3654]

Cut the performance???!!! Is that really helpful to her career?

[@MrSookazz]

omg lots of introverts dude in here lol

[@clarkem4119]

Look at this comment section, all these people with a new crush. Sheesh. /okay, me too.

[@liveslowlivesimple]

why is he whispering

[@veerchasm1]

Cause he thinks he’s on NPR

[@NOWtheband]

I wouldn't call his way of speaking "whispering". However, he is speaking softly, which is good. Speaking loudly is not nice. :-)

[@tylerphillips6523]

This interviewer is pretty good. Hopefully he doesn't have to deal with any disgruntled actors in his future.

[@shmackatrotsky5394]

i hope gilgomeshi never works again

[@keithwilson8235]

Umm did you think you were going to go into fast food?! Of course not!

[@eddykidd]

Run, Molly, run. The Teddy bear is coming for you.

[@checkurbrainfly]

the interviewer makes me lose interest really quick, he's so bland & doesn't have any charisma like doing a job interview (seems there's not much competition in music journalism)

[@deweypug]

+checkurbrainfly Well, he is concise, he lets the person speak without interrupting and follows up with good questions... maybe you should watch him interview a few other people?

[@EatPieYes]

Good he's not the interviewee.

[@Rabmcm32]

He looked like he was hitting on her . I guess you can’t really blame him - but he seems a bit smarmy and not someone I’d allow my near my daughters . That said, he’d at least researched her .