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Major Arcana

Speedy Ortiz

Major Arcana

Debut full-length of indie rock from Western Massachusetts’ four-piece, recorded at Justin Pizzoferrato’s (Dinosaur Jr., Chelsea Light Moving) studio

ADM rating[?]

7.3

Label
Carpark Records
UK Release date
08/07/2013
US Release date
09/07/2013
  1. 9.1 |   A.V. Club

    A markedly assured debut, one that makes Speedy Ortiz an act to watch
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  2. 9.0 |   NME

    One of the reasons Major Arcana works so well is because it's addictive and fun
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  3. 8.4 |   Pitchfork

    They’ve got reverence for their forebears, sure, but unlike a lot of recent bands exhuming the ghosts of indie rock past, Speedy Ortiz also have faith in the peculiar personality traits that set them apart from their heroes
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  4. 8.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    While it might initially sound like a throwback, Dupuis and co. are using an old sound to say new things about friendship and relationships in the confusing morass of your twenties
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  5. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Stripping away the frills, at heart Major Arcana is a mournful treasure that asks to be celebrated
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  6. 7.6 |   Bowlegs

    Major Arcana is a beguiling debut, easily bridging accessible radioplay with its own weird, internal world
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  7. 7.0 |   All Music

    The daring, experimental mystique and whip-smart pop melodies ultimately make Major Arcana grow infectious with repeated listens
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  8. 7.0 |   No Ripcord

    A great, brief blast of noisy, off-kilter rock; a consistent debut which sounds better each time you hear it
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  9. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    There are obvious traces of Pavement and Dinosaur Jr in songs such as Tiger Tank and Hitch, their grungy, off-kilter tone making for a woozy listening experience
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  10. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    Major Arcana is certainly not a perfect debut and does have some flaws, but it succeeds in establishing Speedy Ortiz as a band with promise and scope to build on
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  11. 6.0 |   Rolling Stone

    Speedy still manage a feat most peers in the recycling business don't: Make an old style a new concern
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