Puneet Varma (Editor)

Major Arcana (album)

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Length
  
34:30

Major Arcana (2013)
  
Real Hair EP (2014)

Release date
  
9 July 2013

Producer
  
Justin Pizzoferrato

Artist
  
Speedy Ortiz

Label
  
Carpark Records

Major Arcana (album) cdnpitchforkcomalbums19439homepagelarge6d3a

Released
  
July 9, 2013 (2013-07-09)

Genres
  
Indie rock, Grunge, Noise pop

Similar
  
Foil Deer, The Double EP: A Sea of, Wakin on a Pretty Daze, Silence Yourself, The Bones of What You Belie

Speedy ortiz major arcana 2013 full album


Major Arcana is the debut full-length studio album from the indie rock group Speedy Ortiz. It was released on July 9, 2013 by Carpark Records.

Contents

Major arcana full album


Reception

Major Arcana has received very positive reviews. The album has a score of 81 out of 100 on the review aggregate site Metacritic, based on 16 reviews.

Pitchfork Media's Lindsay Zoladz gave the album a Best New Album designation, claiming that frontwoman Sadie Dupuis "writ[es] lyrics that are actually worth poring over". David Brusie of The A.V. Club also praised the album, writing "a markedly assured debut, one that makes Speedy Ortiz an act to watch". Consequence of Sound's Katherine Flynn called the album "strong, punchy musical concentrate". Robin Smith of PopMatters described "its angular, moody ‘90s feel conjures the image of an overgrown punk hanging around a playground at night, drinking, smoking, wasting".

Pitchfork Media ranked Major Arcana #48 on its list of the top 50 albums of 2013, writing: "Speedy Ortiz strains the strangled chords and corkscrew interplay of 90s guitar heroes [...] into jaggedly axed anthem". The album was listed 31st on Stereogum's list of top 50 albums of 2013.

Track listing

All songs by Speedy Ortiz.

Songs

1Pioneer Spine3:37
2Tiger Tank2:46
3Hitch2:35

References

Major Arcana (album) Wikipedia