Speedy Ortiz Archives

Blogs

From meditation sessions to corona-covers: the artists making the most of self-isolation

Your favourite musicians experimenting with new kinds of expression

El Hunt - 19th March 2020

Music News

Artists pull music from Amazon on Black Friday over links with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Speedy Ortiz and Deerhoof are among those protesting

Charlotte Krol - 28th November 2019

Features

No Music For ICE: Speedy Ortiz’s Sadie Dupuis explains why indie musicians are waging war on retail giant Amazon

“We will not allow Amazon to exploit our creativity to promote its brand while it enables attacks on immigrants, communities of color, workers, and...

El Hunt - 30th October 2019

Album Reviews

Speedy Ortiz – ‘Twerp Verse’ Review

For Sadie Dupuis – one of slacker rock’s most thought-provoking and observant wordsmiths – the idea of taking an artistically safe route is an...

NME - 25th April 2018

NME Radar

Speedy Ortiz’s Sadie Dupuis On Her Solo Album And Gender Politics In 2016

How did ‘Slugger’ come together? Had you been wanting to make a solo record for a while, or did it happen more spontaneously? "On the...

Barry Nicolson - 14th November 2016

Album Reviews

Sad13 – ‘Slugger’ Review

In her day job as singer in and leader of US indie-rockers Speedy Ortiz, Sadie Dupuis (AKA Sad13) is an empowering role model for...

Rhian Daly - 11th November 2016

Music News

Speedy Ortiz plan all-ages tour in aid of Girls Rock Camp Foundation

"Girls Rock helps level the music business’ playing field by coaching girls to form bands"

Larry Bartleet - 7th November 2015

Music News

Speedy Ortiz establish hotline for fans threatened at gigs, and urge more bands to do the same

US band will tour the UK in October

David Renshaw - 8th September 2015

Album Reviews

Speedy Ortiz – ‘Foil Deer’

“You never knew me, man, not even a fraction”, seethes Sadie Dupuis, atop a knot of corkscrewing guitars on ‘Raise The Skates’, the second...

Al Horner - 17th April 2015

Music News

Speedy Ortiz announce October European tour dates

US band will play UK gigs in Brighton, Manchester, Leeds, London and Glasgow

David Renshaw - 14th April 2015

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