Speedy Ortiz Major Arcana CD Bookback CD and the Santa Fe

and the Santa Fe

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A sprawling mass of warbled trebly guitars & wound up rhythm

Toronzos lyrics sting just as hard as his fretwork

especially when drummer Igor Cavalera lets loose with flurries of tom-tom fury

Speedy Ortiz Major Arcana CD Bookback CD and the Santa FeOn 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. Sweet vocal harmonies run up against gnarly distortion, aided by basic, chunky bass parts and heavy, fill laden drums. The theme of the occult and the supernatural runs deep through Major Arcana, inspired by singer guitarist Sadie Dupuis' reading on black magic.