Real Hair

Recorded and mixed by Paul Q. Kolderie at Sonelab, Easthampton, MA Assistant engineered by Justin Pizzoferrato Mastered by Joe Lambert Artwork & songs by Sadie Dupuis, July Was Hot (c) 2014 Carpark Records CAK 93 Buy 12" here: www.insound.com/Real-Hair-Vinyl-LP-Speedy-Ortiz/P/INS127682/

Speedy Ortiz's four-song EP keeps runtimes tight and choruses front-and-center, pulling in some of Major Arcana's looser ends without sacrificing the fall-apart charm. The band still worship at the altar of early 90s indie—Pavement, Helium, and Archers of Loaf are their holy trinity—but frontwoman Sadie Dupuis has emerged as a distinctive voice.

No, it’s not new at all, but so what? Comfort food is dubbed so for a reason, and this is delightfully filling.

For Real Hair, Speedy Ortiz enlisted the production services of Paul Q. Kolderie, who helps the band untangle some of the knotty discordance of its debut album, Major Arcana, in much the same way he helped the Pixies and Dinosaur Jr. balance their heavy and poppy impulses.

Speedy Ortiz's debut arrived last year amidst a clutch of records trying to recapture the '90s slacker indie spirit.

Review Of "Real Hair" EP By Speedy Ortiz. The EP comes out February 11th on Carpark Records. Sprrdy Ortiz will be playing February 7th in Brooklyn, NY.