Speedy Ortiz will follow their breakout debut album with a new EP on February 11. Titled Real Hair, the forthcoming short-player features four tracks and was recorded and mixed by Paul Q. Kolderie (Pixies, Radiohead). According to a press release, the Real Hair EP moves beyond the knotty guitar-rock heard on this year’s Major Arcana LP, drawing inspiration from “Top 40 and R&B radio.” Frontwoman Sadie Dupuis revealed a love of chart-storming singles last month, with her lo-fi cover of Ciara’s 2010 hit “Ride.”
In an official statement, Dupuis compared the upcoming release to its full-length predecessor, saying, “While the last album was kind of a break-up jam, these songs are a lot more introspective-myself dealing with and talking to and making sense of myself.”
Of course, all this talk isn’t worth much without any new music. Luckily, Speedy Ortiz have shared the EP’s lead single, the aptly named “Everything’s Bigger.” The other songs on Real Hair may in fact pull from the airwaves, but the first sample amplifies the blend of close-up vocals and chunky riffs that earned the Northampton foursome a Best New Artist distinction earlier this year. Listen below, then scroll further for track list details and a lengthy tour schedule.
Real Hair EP track list:
1. “American Horror”
2. “Oxygal”
3. “Everything’s Bigger”
4. “Shine Theory”
Speedy Ortiz tour dates:
December 11 – Iowa City, IA @ Gabe’s
December 12 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue #
December 13 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon #
December 14 – Chicago, IL @ Metro #
December 15 – Columbus, OH @ Kafe Kerouac
December 16 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom #
December 18 – Boston, MA @ Paradise #
December 19-20 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall #
January 3 – New Haven, CT @ Heirloom Arts Theatre $
January 4 – Philadelphia, PA @ Golden Tea House $
January 5 – Baltimore, MD @ Floristree $
January 6 – Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter $
January 7 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 $
January 8 – Charleston, SC @ John Rivers Museum $
January 9 – Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits $
January 10 – Tampa, FL @ Mojo Books & Music $
January 11 – Tallahassee, FL @ Office Lounge $
January 12 – Atlanta, GA @ Wonder Root $
January 13 – Birmingham, AL @ The Forge $
January 14 – Nashville, TN @ The Stone Fox $
January 15 – Asheville, NC @ The Mothlight $
January 16 – Charlottesville, VA @ Tea Bazaar $
January 17 – Washington, D.C. @ TBA $
January 18 – New Brunswick, NJ @ Cooler Ranch
January 21 – Boston, MA @ Paradise %
January 22 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza %
February 13 – Birmingham, England @ Hare & Hounds ^
February 14 – Leeds, England @ Brudenell Social Club ^
February 15 – Glasgow, Scotland @ Broadcast ^
February 16 – Manchester, England @ Deaf Institute ^
February 18 – London, England @ Birthdays (NME Awards)
February 19 – London, England @ The Lexington ^
February 20 – Brighton, England @ Green Door Store ^
February 21 – Paris, France @ Trabendo (Fireworks Fest)
February 22 – Lille, France @ La Peniche
February 24 – Antwerp, Belgium @ Trix
February 25 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso
February 26 – Hamburg, Germany @ Turmzimmer
February 27 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ BETA
February 28 – Berlin, Germany @ Magnet Club
March 1 – Vienna, Austria @ Flex
March 6 – Savannah, GA @ Savannah Stopover
March 27 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s *
March 28 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey *
March 29 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah *
March 30 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s *
April 1 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *
April 2 – Las Vegas, NV @ Beauty Bar *
April 3 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge *
April 5 – Missoula, MT @ Top Hat *
April 7 – Calgary, AB @ Republik *
April 8 – Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room *
April 10 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw *
April 11 – Victoria, BC @ Lucky Bar *
April 12 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre *
# = with Breeders
$ = with Grass is Green
% = with Los Campesinos
@ = with Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
^ = with Joanna Gruesome
