SPEEDY ORTIZ To Widely Release Earliest Works For The First Time in Remixed & Remastered Reissue

SPEEDY ORTIZ ANNOUNCE THE DEATH OF SPEEDY ORTIZ & COP KICKER...FOREVER AN OFFICIAL & PHYSICAL RELEASE OF SPEEDY’S EARLIEST WORKS

(Album artwork by Sadie Dupuis) It’s been ten years since Sadie Dupuis recorded and self-released the first Speedy Ortiz songs as a home-recorded solo project with her performing every instrument. Those early collections have remained largely off-line since appearing on Bandcamp in 2011, but in celebration of Speedy Ortiz’s tenth anniversary, they will be made widely available for the first time and reissued as a double LP entitled The Death of Speedy Ortiz & Cop Kicker…Forever. Featuring the contents of Cop Kicker EP, The Death of Speedy Ortiz LP and bonus tracks ...Forever entirely remixed and remastered, it will also include previously unreleased tracks, reflective liner notes penned by Dupuis, and unearthed photos and journal scans from that era. The reissue features extensive production updates from Dupuis (now an established solo artist and producer with her newer project, Sad13), mixing from Speedy’s long term collaborator Justin Pizzoferrato (Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh), and mastering from Emily Lazar (HAIM, Liz Phair). Pre-order The Death of Speedy Ortiz & Cop Kicker…Forever, out digitally on November 12th and physically as a double LP on January 28th via Carpark Records, HERE. In addition to the announcement of The Death of Speedy Ortiz & Cop Kicker…Forever, today the project releases the updated version of “Cutco” with the first-ever music video directed and edited by Dupuis. In true Sadie Dupuis style, the video is, of course, horror film-inspired. "Rewatching Blair Witch Project, I found the characters’ treatment of one another exemplary of the early 20s heedlessness I was venting about on 'Cutco.' So with some help from my Speedy bandmates Andy Molholt and Audrey Zee Whitesides, we made a shot-for-shot homage to a '90s horror classic—with one delicious change to the formula," she says.

“I can’t claim Speedy as a solo project anymore—I love working with the friends and bandmates who have played and recorded with me over the years—and I'm glad I now have Sad13 as an outlet for my home-produced concoctions. But I'm so proud of these 22 solo songs, which I put a lot of heart and time and sweat into in both 2011 and 2021, and it feels right to honor them by finally re-releasing them with Carpark (who I've worked with for pretty darn close to a decade, too) in a more widely listenable way,” says Dupuis in the record’s liner notes. “Happy 10th birthday, Speedy Ortiz, and thanks to everyone who's been following along. Me at 23 and me at 32 love you very much.”  Speedy Ortiz will perform live and outdoors at Sunflower Philly in Philadelphia on Saturday, October 16th. Get your tickets HERE, and don’t forget your mask and vaccination card.

Tracklisting 1. Hexxy Sadie 2. Cutco 3. Phish Phood 4. Kinda Blew 5. Ken Ohki 6.  Speedy Ortiz 7. Hurricane Speedy 8. Thank You 9.  Frankenweenie 10. Blondie 11. Ka-Prow! 12. Necronomicon 13. Teething 14. Doomsday 15. All Red 16. Let's Get Evicted 17. Open Sesame 18. Bill Sauce 19. Summon It 20. Deady 21. Meat of Contract 22. Son Of Over the past decade, Speedy Ortiz has produced an expansive and critically revered discography, toured worldwide, and inspired next generations of bands with inventive songwriting and advocacy to better the music industry. But in 2011, the younger Dupuis was struggling through concurrent traumas: heartbreak from first love, leaving her hometown of New York for Massachusetts, and the grief of losing several young friends. Speedy’s first songs glowed within the contrast of noisiness and intimacy, raw sonic elements that came with closely processing vulnerabilities and Dupuis’ insistence on performing and recording each instrument alone. As the new project fielded show offers from favorite show spaces like Death By Audio and Shea Stadium, these early tracks became the springboard for the playfully melodic and cleverly distorted style for which Speedy Ortiz as a full band is celebrated.    As Dupuis’ cult-beloved early material finally re-enters the world in a substantive way, The Death of Speedy Ortiz & Cop Kicker…Forever is a seamless fit to the Speedy Ortiz discography that succeeded it, and evidence that Speedy’s biting lyrics, intricate compositions, and daring performances have been inherent to the project since its outset. Facebook: @SpeedyOrtiz Instagram: @Sad13 Twitter: @Sad13