CAK087 Speedy Ortiz - Major Arcana Format:Digital showcased their playfully chaotic arrangements

showcased their playfully chaotic arrangements

Fat Tony and Taydex put the project on pause for about three months while Fat Tony was living in New York and co-hosting Viceland’s late-night variety show VICE LIVE

play lines in unison and create a different kind of conversation between the instruments

it made sense to keep all the errors in their original state (true of this reissue as well the artwork for this reissue was scanned from the original run of 8

CAK087 Speedy Ortiz - Major Arcana Format:Digital showcased their playfully chaotic arrangementsOn their debut full length, Western Massachusetts Speedy Ortiz manages a bit of magic by conjuring the spirits of classic American indie rock, while twisting those ghosts into new shapes. Its easy to hear the influences of Helium, Jawbox, and Chavez on this album, as well as nods to their contemporaries including Grass is Green, Pile, and Roomrunner. Sweet vocal harmonies run up against gnarly distortion, aided by basic, chunky bass parts and heavy,