For the 10th anniversary of Speedy Ortiz’s breakthrough debut Major Arcana, the band has announced a deluxe edition to be released on November 10. In addition to a tracklist remastered by The Lodge’s Emily Lazar and Chris Allgood, the limited vinyl color pressings come with a photo spread from vocalist Sadie Dupuis’ archives and special liner notes by Lars Gotrich of NPR Music.
“Speedy made Major Arcana in a flash of momentum—four days of recording at Sonelab with our pal Justin Pizzoferrato, paid for with the cash we scrounged up on a summer tour of this country’s basements,” said Dupuis. “‘Tour tight’-ness was always our paramount goal, and I’d say we were sufficiently road-tested when we hammered out these fourteen songs, all of them stuffed to the brim with harmonies, guitarmonies, percussion, key overdubs written on the fly.”
Dupuis continued, “Though the 10 songs that made the album have morphed and mutated thanks to the stages they’ve graced across the past decade, when I listen back to the original recordings, I still hear our boundless energy, hunger for the highway, and excitement to play with our friends—and our dearest wish, to pay homage to the Massachusetts scenes that welcomed us so warmly.”
Check out a remastered version of “Tiger Tank” below, and pre-order Major Arcana (10th Anniversary Edition) here. Speedy Ortiz is currently touring their most recent release, Rabbit Rabbit—find those dates here, and revisit our interview with the band about the release here.
