CAK087 Speedy Ortiz - Major Arcana Format:Digital Fat Tony and Taydex put

Fat Tony and Taydex put the project on pause for about three months while Fat Tony was living in New York and co-hosting Viceland’s late-night variety show VICE LIVE

showcased their playfully chaotic arrangements

PRESIDENCE spans the full spectrum of the EXCEPTER sound

Conceived as a pseudo-compilation album

The singing is new

CAK087 Speedy Ortiz - Major Arcana Format:Digital Fat Tony and Taydex putOn their debut full length, Western Massachusetts Speedy Ortiz manages a bit of magic by conjuring the spirits of classic American indie rock, while twisting those ghosts into new shapes. Its easy to hear the influences of Helium, Jawbox, and Chavez on this album, as well as nods to their contemporaries including Grass is Green, Pile, and Roomrunner. Sweet vocal harmonies run up against gnarly distortion, aided by basic, chunky bass parts and heavy,