Frogtoon Music

Archie Marry Me by Alvvays

Artist Biography For Alvvays

Alvvays Is A Grammy Nominated Dreampop Band Formed In Prince Edward Island Canada In 2011. Reverb-Drenched And Bittersweet Alvvays Members Molly Rankin And Kerri MacLellan Were Childhood Friends Who Began Playing Music With Alec O'Hanley While In High School. Lead Vocalist Molly Rankin Is The Daughter Of John Morris Rankin From The Popular Canadian Folk Family Group The Rankin Family. Molly Rankin Released A Solo EP Titled "She EP" In 2010 And Then In 2011 Formed Alvvays With MacLellan O'Hanley And New Members Brian Murphy And Phil MacIsaac. Following Tours With The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart And Peter Bjorn And John The Group Recorded A Full-Length Album Alvvays Which Was Released By Royal Mountain Records Canada Polyvinyl Records US And Transgressive Records Europe In July 2014. Chad VanGaalen John Agnello And Graham Walsh Of Holy Fuck All Contributed To The Album's Production. Simon Vozick-Levinson Writing In Rolling Stone Called The Eponymous Album An "indie-Pop Wonder". Alvvays Went To #1 On US College Charts On August 5 2014.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Archie, Marry Me

In The Beginning Of The Song If You Listen Closely You Can Hear Birds Chirping Before Molly Rankin’s Voice Comes In With.
By Having The Birds Chirping A Symbol For Traditional Love Stories And Going Straight To The Core Of The Song And Presumably The Reason It’s Been Written Stands For The Contrast Of Feelings The Couple Has Been Going Through While Discussing A Legal Marriage. But The First Thing That Stands Out In The Song Is The “fictitious” Character The Lead Vocalist Is Singing To Archie. Even Though The Lyrics Repeatedly Reference That “Archie” Doesn’t Want To Get Married Primarily Due To Financial Worries. “Archie” Could Stand For The General Population Of People Who Are “against” Marriage Because Of The Rising Divorce Rate The Potential Financial Implications Especially If The Marriage Ends Up Dissolving In Divorce Or How They “don’t Need A Piece Of Paper To Prove We Love Each Other ” Which Tends To Run More Commonly In “progressive” Couples.

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