Speedy Ortiz have shared another track from their first album in over five years.
Following Scabs and You S02, Plus One arrives as the latest preview of 'Rabbit Rabbit', due out on September 1 through singer Sadie Dupuis' own Wax Nine label.
The indie-rock offering melds roaring guitar riffs and energetic drumming around Dupuis' guiding vocals. She said of the track:
"I love touring, but the workaholism it encourages has been a convenient way to repress my feelings. In the pandemic, I found myself ruminating on my estrangement from an abusive family member. I’ve used my songwriting to process other experiences of violence, but had not broached these memories until 'Rabbit Rabbit'. Being able to work on old trauma in therapy and in my writing has helped my boundaries elsewhere, and taught me to move on from exploitative relationships.
"That’s what Plus One is about, and it came out pretty quickly as a sad acoustic waltz. I was sitting on the floor of an empty living room, mid-move, and the bare surroundings added a liminal starkness, though some of the imagery is inspired by scenes from West Philly that summer. When I went back to do pre-production, Texan post-hardcore was in my head, so I tried to channel At the Drive-In and Trail of Dead, bands that inspired me as a teen."
Head below to view the accompanying video, directed by Dylan Mars Greenberg. Dupuis added: "We made the video with director Dylan Mars Greenberg, whose campiness and B-movie expertise was a perfect fit for the band’s also very campy videography. We’ve done a ton of horror homages but had never paid tribute to an old school monster movie. Dylan’s pet bunny Voodoo was a perfect Godzilla-sized star—a cuddly rabbit who’s mad as hell and not going to take it anymore."
The Philadelphia-based group will play two shows in Chicago in late July, before further North American dates across the country from September, including new gigs between September 10 and October 6, and October 23 and November 2, plus stops in Boise, Salt Lake City and Detroit on November 13, 14 and 22, respectively. Tickets for the new shows go on general sale at 10am on Friday (June 30).
Speedy Ortiz Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri July 28 2023 - CHICAGO Illinois - Wicker Park Fest (USA)
Sat July 29 2023 - CHICAGO Illinois - Beat Kitchen (USA)
Tue September 05 2023 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - Johnny Brendas (USA)
Wed September 06 2023 - KINGSTON New York - Tubbys (USA)
Thu September 07 2023 - HAMDEN Connecticut - Space (USA)
Fri September 08 2023 - SOMERVILLE Massachusetts - ONCE at the Center For Arts at The Armory (USA) Sun September 10 2023 - TROY New York - No Fun (USA)
Mon September 11 2023 - WINOOSKI Vermont - Monkey House (USA)
Wed September 13 2023 - MONTREAL Quebec - Case Del Popolo (Canada)
Thu September 14 2023 - TORONTO Ontario - Rivoli (Canada)
Fri September 15 2023 - LAKEWOOD Ohio - Mahalls (USA)
Sat September 16 2023 - PITTSBURGH Pennsylvania - Mr Roboto Project (USA)
Mon September 18 2023 - COLUMBUS Ohio - Ace Of Cups (USA)
Tue September 19 2023 - GRAND RAPIDS Michigan - Pyramid Scheme (USA)
Thu September 21 2023 - CUDAHY Wisconsin - Xray Arcade (USA)
Fri September 22 2023 - BLOOMINGTON Indiana - Bishop (USA)
Sat September 23 2023 - LOUISVILLE Kentucky - Whirling Tiger (USA)
Mon September 25 2023 - NASHVILLE Tennessee - DRKMTTR (USA)
Tue September 26 2023 - CHARLOTTE North Carolina - Snug Harbor (USA)
Wed September 27 2023 - COLUMBIA South Carolina - New Brookland Tavern (USA)
Fri September 29 2023 - SAVANNAH Georgia - Lodge Of Sorrows (USA)
Sat September 30 2023 - BIRMINGHAM AL Alabama - TrimTab Brewing Company (USA)
Sun October 01 2023 - MEMPHIS Tennessee - Growlers (USA)
Tue October 03 2023 - ST LOUIS Missouri - Sinkhole (USA)
Wed October 04 2023 - CINCINNATI Ohio - Motr Pub (USA)
Fri October 06 2023 - MORGANTOWN West Virginia - Pleasant Street (USA)
Wed October 18 2023 - WASHINGTON District Of Columbia - Black Cat (USA)
Thu October 19 2023 - RICHMOND Virginia - Camel (USA)
Fri October 20 2023 - DURHAM North Carolina - Pinhook (USA)
Sat October 21 2023 - ATLANTA Georgia - Purgatory (USA) Mon October 23 2023 - MIAMI Florida - Gramps (USA)
Tue October 24 2023 - WINTER PARK Florida - Conduit (USA)
Wed October 25 2023 - NEW ORLEANS Louisiana - Gasa Gasa (USA)
Fri October 27 2023 - HOUSTON Texas - Black Magic Social Club (USA)
Sat October 28 2023 - AUSTIN Texas - Parish (USA)
Sun October 29 2023 - DENTON Texas - Andys Bar (USA)
Mon October 30 2023 - SAN ANTONIO Texas - Paper Tiger (USA)
Wed November 01 2023 - PHOENIX Arizona - Last Exit (USA)
Thu November 02 2023 - LOS ANGELES California - Echo (USA)
Mon November 06 2023 - SAN FRANCISCO California - Rickshaw Stop (USA)
Wed November 08 2023 - PORTLAND Oregon - Polaris Hall (USA)
Thu November 09 2023 - SEATTLE Washington - Barboza (USA)
Fri November 10 2023 - BELLINGHAM Washington - Shakedown (USA)
Sat November 11 2023 - VANCOUVER British Columbia - Cobalt (Canada) Mon November 13 2023 - BOISE Idaho - Neurolux (USA)
Tue November 14 2023 - SALT LAKE CITY Utah - Urban Lounge (USA)
Thu November 16 2023 - DENVER Colorado - Globe Hall (USA)
Fri November 17 2023 - OMAHA Nebraska - Main Room at Slowdown - Complex (USA)
Sat November 18 2023 - LAWRENCE Kansas - Bottleneck (USA)
Sun November 19 2023 - DES MOINES Iowa - xBk (USA) Wed November 22 2023 - DETROIT Michigan - Lager House (USA)
Sat December 16 2023 - NEW YORK New York - Bowery Ballroom (USA)
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