Speedy Ortiz Celebrate Ten Years Of Major Arcana

Hard to believe it’s been nearly a decade since the release of Major Arcana, by Speedy Ortiz. The album launched the band from its lo-fi origins as Sadie Dupuis’ home recording project into a power quartet celebrated for its guitar intricacies and cathartic live performances. The band have since toured with with The Breeders and Stephen Malkmus, and many more.

For the 10th Anniversary of the release, Speedy Ortiz is celebrating with a new edition of Major Arcana, out next month. Along with tracks remastered by The Lodge’s Emily Lazar and Chris Allgood, showcasing album engineer Justin Pizzoferrato’s original pristine mix, the new, limited vinyl color pressings come with a photo spread from Dupuis’ archives and special liner notes by Lars Gotrich.

The band’s first album in 5+ years, Rabbit Rabbit was co-produced by the band with Illuminati Hotties’ Sarah Tudzin (who also mixed the record), mastered by Emily Lazar & Chris Allgood at The Lodge (New York, NY), and was recorded between Rancho de la Luna (Joshua Tree, CA) & Sonic Ranch (Tornillo, TX). Rabbit Rabbit is also the first to feature longtime touring members Audrey Zee Whitesides (bass) and Joey Doubek (drums), who are now full time contributors alongside Sadie Dupuis (songwriter, vox, guitar) and Andy Molholt (guitar). Rabbit Rabbit is a nod to the superstitious incantation repeated on the first of each month to bring good fortune. Dupuis adopted this practice as a child coping with OCD and early trauma, so when she began to parse difficult memories for the first time in her songwriting, it felt like kismet to name her band’s fourth record after that expression of luck and repetition.

Speedy Ortiz 2023-2024 Tour Dates

Oct 24 – Winter Park, FL @ Conduit @
Oct 25 – New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa @
Oct 27 – Houston, TX @ Black Magic Social Club @
Oct 28 – Austin, TX @ The Parish (Levitation) @
Oct 29 – Denton, TX @ Andy’s Bar @
Oct 30 – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger @
Nov 1 – Phoenix, AZ @ Last Exit @
Nov 2 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo @
Nov 6 – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop &
Nov 8 – Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall &
Nov 9 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza &
Nov 10 – Bellingham, WA @ The Shakedown &
Nov 11 – Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt &
Nov 13 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux &
Nov 14 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge &
Nov 16 – Denver, CO @ Globe Hall &
Nov 17 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown &
Nov 18 – Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck &
Nov 19 – Des Moines, IA @ xBk &
Nov 21 – Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle &
Nov 22 – Detroit, MI @ Lager House &
Dec 16 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
Feb 16 – Manchester, UK @ Night & Day
Feb 17 – Leeds, UK @ Headrow House
Feb 18 – Glasgow, UK @ The Hug & Pint
Feb 19 – Birmingham, UK @ Sunflower Lounge
Feb 21 – Southampton, UK @ Joiners
Feb 22 – Brighton, UK @ Green Door Store
Feb 23 – Bristol, UK @ Rough Trade
Feb 24 – London, UK @ Moth Club
Feb 26 – Paris, FR @ Supersonic
Feb 28 – Antwerp, BE @ Trix
Feb 29 – Amsterdam, NL @ Doka
Mar 1 – Rotterdam, NL @ Rotown
Mar 2 – Groningen, NL @ Vera
Mar 4 – Cologne, DE @ Bumann & Sohn
Mar 5 – Hamburg, DE @ Hafenklang
Mar 6 – Copenhagen, DK @ Huset Musikcafeen
Mar 7 – Berlin, DE @ Urban Spree
Mar 9 – Warsaw, PL @ VooDoo
Mar 10 – Prague, CZ @ Café V lese
Mar 12 – Budapest, HU @ Durer Kert
Mar 13 – Vienna, AT @ Fluc Deck
Mar 14 – Munich, DE @ Milla