speedy ortiz – and so she thinks

Field Mouse – Episodic

admin — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 13:49:25 +0000

Released on Topshelf Records, August 5^th

Field Mouse are far less timid than their name may suggest. New album Episodic sees the American band (Rachel Browne – vocals/guitar, Andrew Futral – guitar, Saysha Heinzman – bass, Tim McCoy – drums, Zoë Browne – synth/rhodes/vocals) up tempo and angst, with riffs that pound and vocals yearning with both pleasure and pain. The album is packed with guests, Sadie Dupuis (Speedy Ortiz) sings on Do You Believe Me?, Allison Crutchfield (Swearin’/Waxahatchee) lend her vocals to Out Of Context, on which Joseph D’Agostino (Cymbals Eat Guitars) also plays guitar and sings.

The grungey influences of each of these musicians is evident, with things shifting away from the shoegaze vibes of debut Hold Still Life to something more frantic and potent. Accessory is gloriously spikey, whilst Beacons is a more melodic and epic centrepiece. Some how Half Life managed to be both fast and with a gentle lilt, and title track Episodic is super bouyant, with a melody line more than inspired by Los Campesinos’ You, Me, Dancing!

The album ends with the thrashing crescendo of repeated refrain ‘it hurts’ on Out Of Context. For the listener, it’s been something of a delight.

Radio show – again! July 12th

admin — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 20:48:34 +0000

Summer summer summer time.

Tripwires – Shimmer
Robinson – Waiting On Cinderella
Bwani Junction – Papa Candy
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – Nightwater Girlfriend
Speedy Ortiz – No Below
French Cowboy & The One – You Wanna Sing
Sky Between Leaves – Sky Between Leaves
Night Flowers – Single Beds
Telegram – Follow
Tape Waves – Wherever I go
The Dirt Tracks – Kaleidoscope
Algernon Doll – Anti Them
Joyland – Whitebait

Thoughts & Rhythms – July 12th 2013 by Francesca Baker on Mixcloud

Speedy Ortiz – No Below

admin — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 14:34:29 +0000

‘No regrets,’ said Robbie Williams. ‘They don’t work.’ Sadie Dupuis, singer of Speedy Ortiz, says it better on No Below, a song that straddles something between charm and angst, a love song and one of heartbreak. With a chorus of ‘I was better off being dead’ it might seem incongruous that this is one of the most realistic and positive musings on relationships to be released in years, explaining that all that has happened in the past gets you to where you are now. Although this is presumably only a good thing if you like where you are now. The searingly smart lyrics, abrasive melodies and slightly stormy ambience are reflective of the overall vibe of the band’s new record Major Arcana, out now on Carpark Records.