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Apr 11, 2014 · While the influences are obvious and at times Speedy Ortiz’ music may seem a bit derivative, with their angular, crunchy guitars, their flexible, oblique rhythms and surrealistic, witty lyrics, these Massachusetts kids have managed to create a distinctive sound that feels as nostalgic as refreshing, and are set for an ever-brighter future.
- Eleonora Collini
Sep 1, 2023 · It finds bandleader Sadie Dupuis tapping back into some of her most formative influences, like Queens of the Stone Age, Deftones, Sleater-Kinney, Trail of Dead, the Breeders, Blonde Redhead,...
Sep 27, 2013 · Massachusetts-based indie-rockers Speedy Ortiz are already making waves not just on the indie-rock scene but in guitar-based music as a whole. With their brilliant full-length debut Major Arcana (reviewed very favourably here on Songwriting ) receiving plaudits in both Rolling Stone and the NME, they’re threatening to become the next truly ...
Apr 28, 2015 · 28th April 2015. After ‘Major Arcana’, Sadie Dupuis struggled with intra-band tension and the pains of being public property. But instead of letting it break her, it’s fuelled a fierce new album,...
- Laura Snapes
Aug 30, 2023 · Speedy Ortiz find emotional catharsis and inventive musicianship in their latest album ‘Rabbit Rabbit’, inspired by childhood rituals, desert recording sessions, and confronting past traumas. Words: Lindsey Teggert.
Which isn’t to say Mascis or Thurston aren’t huge influences —we’re super honored to have played with those guys. But there’s always been a good rock scene in the Bay State, and I think we consider ourselves more of our time than as part of a burdening lineage.
Aug 31, 2023 · Sadie Dupuis talks about harm reduction advocacy in music spaces and Rabbit Rabbit, the first Speedy Ortiz album in five years.
