Speedy Ortiz Archives

On the Endlessness of Deafheaven

By Devin McKnight | July 23, 2018

"If the song is longer than four minutes and 20 seconds, you’re pushing it, buddy."

By Hilken Mancini | April 23, 2018

The band's earnestness is evident in every hook and harmony.

January 17, 2018

Ten perspectives, of varying lengths and subjects, on the best music the recent past had to offer.

By Sadie Dupuis | January 8, 2018

By The Hum | April 28, 2017

Artists from the all-female collaborative concert series go in on their new bandmates.

By Eric Slick | August 19, 2016

We’ve teamed up with Eric Slick (Dr. Dog, Lithuania) to honor The Dan with covers from members of Speedy Ortiz, Ava Luna, So So Glos and more.

By Sadie Dupuis | December 21, 2015

Miguel’s libidinous album is a musical portrayal of intimacy that expertly parallels the stylistic shifts and complexities of sexuality itself.

By Sadie Dupuis | August 20, 2015

Melkbelly's song reminds our writer of "childhood's summer ether," inspiring her to be strange, to get out the face glitter and hunt for salamanders.

By Sadie Dupuis | July 10, 2015

The microscopic patchwork of playing on Viet Cong's debut album allows stagnancy to blossom into excitement. It's also quite fun.

By Nicole Atkins | April 27, 2015

With its wit and melancholy, Speedy Ortiz’s new album is the sound of a woman stomping the sad feelings and then wearing them like a badge of honor.