Alvvays - Velveteen [Official Audio]

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[@derekcampbell2132]

Out of the whole album I keep coming back to this song, it just grabs me. The lyrics are so on point, I can’t shake it.

It is elegant just as "Tile by Tile".

[@brendangannon9286]

Just grab it, don't shake it

[@awldune]

I hope someday Molly will write a book on songwriting

[@prezidenttrump5171]

You sound so stupid.

[@quininde]

The intros by this band are alvvays such a joyous sonic treat. Sublime 🤘🏼

[@International72521]

Velveteen, Tile by Tile, and Pomegranian Spinster are my favorite songs from this album.

[@edwartvonfectonia4362]

1:52 Beautiful transition and album.

[@i_dont_know_who_i_am69]

Molly's best vocal performance at the end there. what a song

I love their melancholic sound, wonderful song, the best one in the album.

[@ivanl.8201]

This always takes me back to Wendy James, her band Transvision Vamp, and their album "Velveteen" from the late 80's. I was 16 when I listened to it and was absolutely in love with the song "The Only One". This is a far different band, sound and time, of course, but it makes me wonder if Alvvays listened to Wendy & the Co when they were kids/teens/young adults. Makes you wonder, as I think this tune is very much anchored in some of that lovely, punchy pop sound of the 80's. Now, if I could only find an old Yamaha PSR 4500 to rock along with it :)

[@rituales]

IN THIS ECONOMY????

[@jxschv1316]

Molly Rankin is an angel.

[@ClemPlcht]

At 1:40, it's an incredible musical explosion !

[@neviewchannel]

Number 1 song of my winter recap.

[@M00SE414]

I was jumping up and down to this song, it rips so bad I had to let the energy out, it was the middle of the night, the neighbors below me complained to my landlord. I brought my neighbors pumpkin soup then refused to pay rent that month. I don't live there anymore. Ground floor only.

[@shamashgokturk496]

I still don't believe This band is Real; I would have been a much, MUCH better and whole of a person had I only found them earlier in my life; the love in their music stirs the entirety of my being inside out. Thank you, Alvvays; all my love!

[@Demosthenes409]

A target ad brought me here and I'm glad

[@flaines4252]

my first time listening and i honestly think this is the album of the year ! she’s so amazing 🖤

[@picklesnumber1]

[Lyrics] (Velveteen) (Velveteen) (Velveteen) I see you getting fit I can't make sense of it At night, you roll up your jeans And pull on your velveteen Tonight you're on the stairs What are you doing there? Take off your lethargy And down the banister you slide Who is she? Because I know that it can't be me Who is she? Because I know that it can't be A closet full of lace Acquired recently Who am I to debase In this economy? Is she a perfect ten? Have you found Christ again? And tell me you don't have the time To cop to it and vanish in the night Who is she? Because I know that it can't be me Who is she? Because I know that it can't be me You fell away and I know how it all boils down You hesitate, maintain charade And I fall to the bottle, the bottle again We used to tell each other everything And now we're passing ships in night We used to tell each other all the lies (I don't think) And in a fairly civil way Whatever gets you through the night Who is she? Because I know that it can't be me Who is she? Because I know that it can't be me Who is she? 'Cause I know that it can't be me I know that it can't be me I, I know that it can't be me (Who is she?) I know that it can't be me (Who is she?) I know that it can't be

[@damiancentanni2773]

Thank you for the lyrics 🎶🎸❤️

[@SFforlife]

Very 80’s sounding, I love it!

[@PatrykSobczak]

Me too The Cure vibe

[@SFforlife]

Yeah definitely, some Smiths in another song too.

[@vicbertfartingclack4559]

Only a Rankin could nail those two incredible high notes near the end of this song!

[@Eimrine]

I don't know why KZbin recommended me it because I rarely listen to music here, but at least I appreciated this lyrics.

[@hargoniyamaki5168]

This is a gem.

[@aujew]

Dang y’all went in on this album

[@gisfool]

this album make me feel really good!!!

[@danielh9252]

Every released song is as good as the last. Classic record already.

[@PandasticVoyage]

Definitely my favorite track

[@nikoo2]

the bridges on this album are perfection

[@dominiquehomza8764]

The end of this song reminds me of broken social scene

[@ssab9063]

I love this song and I love this album. Thank you.

[@brandoncaridi5229]

Anyone else get a “last day of school in the 80s” vibe from this song?

[@4Arigathanks]

damn this song so good. I love the intro!

[@survivorturnover]

velveteen dreams

[@pimpystronghand]

Oh great, another new favorite band for me to follow... there isn't enough time in the day! Archie, Marry Me played over the end credits of the first episode of Wedding Season (Rosa Salazar, yay) prompting me to check out some more Alvvays tunes. I'm about a dozen songs in and have yet to hear one I didn't love

[@mickeymoose2583]

This album is so defining for me right now. Wow it’s perfect

[@elvisventura8957]

Reminds me just a little bit of the song highway by elusin and I like that so so much

[@leasyjiah]

Amazing 🤩 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@taylortimeless]

Love this

[@lequinntessential]

I was trying to reach deep into the recesses of my head for a track that gave me the same sense of freewheeling liberation characterising the section from 2:51, when it finally hit me - 'Take On Me' by A-Ha. When Molly reaches for the sky with those luscious vocals, it sounds almost like Morten Harket belting.

[@burysmog2554]

lovely! ❤

[@kevincollins8620]

Early Gang. Hahaha. I love this band.

[@erafourohfour]

1:38 - 1:56 My favorite part

[@nory_B]

I have cried to this song, I just know that it will never be me. Never was, but somehow I believed he was in love with me.

[@Meowwentthedino]

This song just screams to me!, it's beautiful 😍

[@DiscoLeafs]

Oh my god I’m back in love with this song a year later

[@wolfgang6442]

Im now convinced that molly/alvvays are a shoegaze band for the modern era💙😌🖤

[@Alix777.]

♥

[@MrMaddox57]

NICE. And SMART choice from Target. They are in trouble lately, AND in second place really, but if there is one thing Target knows it is younger generations.

[@jesskenney9076]

Love this song freaking amazing

[@jennventura3787]

😍😍😍

[@untragoantesdelaguerra3293]

👍👍👍👍

[@amir4r803]

Perfect band for my Dolores O'Reardon fix; miss the Cranberries

[@brandonanderson7406]

I keep bouncing around what my favorite album off this amazing album is and I landed here today. Molly's vocal palette is so rich. Can't wait to see y'all in two days!

[@shamashgokturk496]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@RyuAdi]

🖤

[@photogmusic]

Did they sampled Heads Will Roll by Yeah Yeah Yeahs? in the first few seconds? 0:01

[@gyro_moment4759]

Came here cause of target ads💀

[@chalexen2862]

I heard it inside Target

[@timd729]

I just saw a target ad on KZbin before this video played

[@MothmanWasHere]

WAIT CUS I HEARD IT IN A TARGET IN CALIFORNIA AND LIKED IT

[@raypark6013]

alvvays on target?

[@voravincii]

Fye

[@user-db2ql4oj1y]

Sometimes I hear you feeling like I'm missing out on what I could of had.

[@msuarez9662]

que bonito, me recordo a The Radio Depth. ;)

[@adriancastro3232]

Uf, qué buen proyecto, Pet Grief es una joyota

[@farizsyp]

2:40 perfect way to end the song❤

[@eurythmia]

💙

[@WE-qc5fx]

fireeee

[@rofikalghifari1550]

🕺

[@gitarkopong4060]

🚀indonesian fans..

[@askl23]

Stay tuned for my reply diss track “Suede (,The London)”

[@stevebrown6665]

To be honest I was hoping for a cover of the Transmission Vamp’s classic but I still liked it

[@axeldiaz7960]

1:58

[@reekhavoc2932]

Is she a perfect 10? Have you found Christ again? 🎶

[@PatrykSobczak]

The Cure vibe

[@teokkiboy]

люблю

[@ducktheparentofducks9421]

The little ending at 3:05

[@ericturner34]

I LOVE YOU

[@Sirdklynx92]

I kinda hear Asobi Seksu in this one 🤔

[@parametric_defpoint]

I was thinking a bit Japanese Breakfast, too.

[@Edgarscarreno]

🎉🥹🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@MrMaddox57]

the company even raised wages dramatically and eliminated the pre-employment background check for at least minor offenses. Good company, too bad about their recent troubles. This company is probably a HEADACHE for Wal-Mart lol.

[@peckingorderr]

have you found christ again?

[@yourchocolatemilkshake]

aku dimana

[@BirdBrain0815]

In my mind it’s a Pixies reference

[@RoboJules]

This here is Velveteen, not Velvet. A gentlemen must learn the difference.

[@quininde]

😂

[@szucsadamiro]

"Have you found Christ again? " :D

[@man-yp1gb]

I guess the self indoctrination didn't kick in the first time 😂

[@raskltube]

Alvvays are the Cranberries of this decade

[@stormtrooper253]

Yes and I'm here for it! Grew up listening to The Cranberries as kid, The Smiths as a teen and now Alvvays as an adult. 💙

[@GenericNintendoKid]

Ngl, the second half of this song is trash.

[@h4vyk]

CAUSE I KNOW THAT IT CANT BE 𝐌𝐄 ( 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦? )

[@KathieVice]

🤩