This was a demo for Not Our World which ended up as the final track on our final album, Static Psalms (2013).

Not Our World (Demo)

Fil Bucchino from Flashlight did 2 stellar remixes of our song Don't Wanna Wait Forever from our self-titled album (2007). This one was our favourite.

Don't Wanna Wait Forever (Remix 1)

A demo that stretches back to the early days of Alvia, maybe even before the band officially started. This is a demo that Greg Taylor and Brandon Bliss wrote and recorded.

Annie (Demo)

Although Jonxer was re-recorded for our Static Psalms album, this was the first recording which was released on a 7" single b/w an early version of Get Up and Go. Mixed and mastered by Stephen Egerton 
Released by Paper & Plastic (2009)

Jonxer (Orginal 7" Version)

Recorded shortly after the self-titled record, this was originally released on the Borrowed Tunes: A Tribute To Neil Young compilation. Its essientially Rob solo with some added touches from Brandon.

Thrasher (Neil Young Cover)

This song was intended to be on the Static Psalms album, but we just couldn't quite get it right. This is the original demo.

Runaways (Demo)

Although this song was re-recorded and ended up on our self-titled album, this demo always stood out to the band and was often thought to be better than the final album version.

Time To Go (Demo)

From the last batch of songs written with Rob, and the first song to feature Jon on keys. This song was released on a Fest '11 comp featuring all Canadian bands that would be playing that year's Fest in Gainesville, Florida.

Bad Apples (Demo)

This song was also recorded during the Between The Lines recording session but was not used on the album. This is the song's first release of any sort.

Don't Take It Personal (Unreleased)

2 Things come to mind with regards to recording this song. 1. Recoding the vocals in the lounge of tour bus during Warped Tour in the US. We used an M-Box, and a used wifebeater with a coat hanger for a popscreen. 2. Standing around in disbelief in the live room at BTownS Sound while we tried to record gang whistling with harmony. I think Gianni Nicassio was in the gangs too....Hahaha. This song was recorded during the Between The Lines recording session but was never quite finished, and therefore never released until now. Comes complete with a whistling chorus! Yeah, you read that right! 

Kids (Unreleased)

This song had some really great ideas, and written exclusively around Richmond's drum beat. You can hear snippets of our ongoing Fugazi affair however, while writing this during preparation for the Static Psalms recording we felt it just wasn't up to par.

The Static (Demo)

One of the first demos made as a full 6 piece band. Recorded by Greg Taylor at his house in Winona. What I remember most about recording this, is having the full band over at my house for the first time, and Richmond instantly throwing a lawn chair in my pool to sit in with a beer and sunglasses on. I don't even think I was a Dad yet, but I scolded him like one.
Still sounds great, and fresh!

Karma Kill Me Again (Demo)

One of the coolest songs we had that never saw the light of day. We wrote this one based around the half time drum beat at the old jam spot on Parkdale in Hamilton. We added the rest at Boobs' apartment. I remember coming up with the chord structure to the chorus after recently falling in love with the Velvet Undergound's 'Sweet Jane'.
Originally titled Slide (for obvious reasons). The current title is something I'd like to explain, but nobody but the band would ever understand.
Recorded by Brian Moncarz in 2010.

The Ghost of Earl Papineau (Unreleased)

Our first true B-Side. This song was recorded by Justin Koop during the sessions for the self-titled album (2007). Its title reflects the 2 bands we thought it drew the most inspiration from and shows the beginning of Alvia 'borrowing' ideas from Fugazi.

Whogazi (Unreleased)

Here are some B-Sides and Demos we wanted to share with everyone.

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