Speedy Ortiz will follow their excellent full-length, Major Arcana, with a new EP titled Real Hair. Due out on February 11th via Carpark, the four-song release was recorded with Paul Q. Kolderie (Pixies, Radiohead).
Frontwoman Sadie Dupuis described the EP in a statement saying, “While the last album was kind of a breakup jam, these songs are a lot more introspective—myself dealing with and talking to and making sense of myself.” Listen to one of them, a spiky cut dealing with horrors and fears dubbed “Everything’s Bigger” below.
Real Hair Tracklist:
01. American Horror
02. Oxygal
03. Everything’s Bigger
04. Shine Theory
The band will be on the road the next few months playing alongside The Breeders, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, and Los Campesinos! Check out the full itinerary.
Speedy Ortiz 2013/2014 Tour Dates:
12/11 – Iowa City, IA @ Gabe’s
12/12 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue *
12/13 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon *
12/14 – Chicago, IL @ Metro *
12/15 – Columbus, OH @ Kafe Kerouac
12/16 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom *
12/18 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club *
12/19 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall *
12/20 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall *
01/03 – Danbury, CT @ Heirloom Arts Theatre #
01/04 – Philadelphia, PA @ Golden Tea House #
01/05 – Baltimore, MD @ Floristree #
01/06 – Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter #
01/07 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 #
01/08 – Charleston, SC @ John Rivers Communication Museum #
01/09 – Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits #
01/10 – Tampa, FL @ Mojo Books & Music #
01/11 – Tallahassee, FL @ Office Lounge #
01/12 – Atlanta, GA @ WonderRoot #
01/13 – Birmingham, AL @ The Forge #
01/14 – Nashville, TN @ The Stone Fox #
01/15 – Asheville, NC @ The Mothlight #
01/16 – Charlottesville, VA @ Tea Bazaar #
01/18 – New Brunswick, NJ @ Cooler Ranch #
01/21 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club $
01/22 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza $
02/13 – Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Sonds %
02/14 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club %
02/15 – Glasgow, UK @ Broadcast %
02/16 – Manchester, UK @ Deaf Institute %
02/18 – London, UK @ NME Awards
02/19 – London, UK @ The Lexington %
02/20 – Brighton, UK @ Green Door Store %
02/21 – Paris, FR @ Fireworks Festival
02/22 – Lille, FR @ La Peniche
02/24 – Antwerp, BE @ Trix
02/25 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
02/26 – Hamburg, DE @ Ubel & Gefahrlich
02/28 – Copenhagen, DK @ Beta
03/01 – Vienna, AT @ Flex
03/06-08 – Savannah, GA @ Savannah Stopover
03/27 – San Francisco, CA @ Slims ^
03/28 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey ^
03/29 – San Diego, CA @ Cashbah ^
03/30 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy and Harriets ^
04/01 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom ^
04/02 – Las Vegas, NV @ Beauty Bar ^
04/03 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge ^
04/05 – Missoula, MT @ Top Hat ^
04/07 – Calgary, AB @ Republik ^
04/08 – Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room ^
04/10 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre ^
04/11 – Victoria, BC @ Lucky Bar ^
04/12 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre ^
06/13-22 – Toronto, ON @ NXNE
* = w/ The Breeders
# = w/ Grass Is Green
$ = w/ Los Campesinos!
% = w/ Joanna Gruesome
^ = w/ Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
And revisit their video for “No Below”:
