SPEEDY ORTIZ
Zane Lowe’s WORLD FIRST Premieres “Emma O”
Foiled Again EP Out June 3
On Tour Now With Hop Along, The Good Life
“Dupuis’ diction is, per usual, razor-blade sharp”
– FADER
“One of the sharper indie rock bands in recent memory”
– PITCHFORK
“One of rock’s most compelling young voices”
– NPR
“Off-kilter, hypercatchy pop-rock”
– ROLLING STONE
“effortlessly cool”
– SPIN
Speedy Ortiz premiered “Emma O”, the second track from their recently announced Foiled Again EP, with Zane Lowe’s World First Exclusive on Apple Music today. “’Emma-O’ is the name of the Japanese Buddhist overlord of hell who judges souls” says frontwoman Sadie Dupuis. “It’s about spending uncomfortable, quiet hours with someone you still love but shouldn’t. I wrote it at a farmhouse in upstate New York years ago.”
Speedy Ortiz’s Foiled Again EP is out June 3 on Carpark Records. An addendum to 2015’s critically acclaimed Foil Deer, this digital-only four track collection features two outtakes from the Foil Deer sessions, “Death Note” and “Emma O”. It also includes two remixes of Foil Deer’s “Puffer” — one version featuring rapper Lizzo with edits by Doomtree Collective member Lazerbeak which Earmilk called “punk swagger” and another by hip-hop artist Open Mike Eagle.
Listen To ‘Emma O’:
Never ones to shy away from a relentless touring schedule, Speedy kicked off their latest North American tour on May 6 at Waking Windows Festival, began a co-headlining run with Philly rockers Hop Along, and will later be supported by The Good Life and others, finally landing at Forecastle Festival on July 16 and 17. While stopping through Washington, DC recently, the band joined NPR Music’s Lars Gotrich for the new live music and cooking show #WAXnEGGS. Peep the full video HERE. For a full list of live dates, see below or click HERE.
Pre-order – iTunes | Carpark
Stream – Apple Music
Speedy Ortiz Tour Dates:
5/24: Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room #
5/25: Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater #
5/26: Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court #
5/28: Spokane, WA @ The Bartlett #
5/29: George, WA @ Sasquatch *
5/31: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge #
6/2: San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop #
6/3: Fresno, CA @ Strummer’s #
6/4: Ventura, CA @ Large Marge #
6/5: Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex #
6/6: Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom #
6/7: Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad #
6/8: El Paso, TX @ Bowie Feathers #
6/10: Austin, TX @ Barracuda #
6/11: Mcallen, TX @ Yerberia Cultura #
6/12: Houston, TX @ Walter’s Downtown #
6/13: Dallas, TX @ Club Dada #
6/14: Norman, OK @ The Opolis #
6/16: St. Louis, MO @ Firebird
6/17: Columbus, OH @ Double Happiness
7/15: Pittsburgh, PA @ Cattivo
7/16-17: Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Festival
* = w/ Hop Along
# = w/ The Good Life
Links:
The Planet Of Sound 