Following last week’s comical announcement of their upcoming new album Foil Deer, Speedy Ortiz have released a boisterous new single called “Raising The Skate,” which premiered today over at The Fader. It’s a sneering, gauntlet-throwing track with a slumped over ’90s posture—a would-be slacker anthem if it weren’t so in-charge.
The Massachusetts group have also announced a string of live dates that take them well into the summer.
Speedy Ortiz tour dates
February
12 – Toronto, ON – The Garrison (Red Bull Sound Select)
April
22 - Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
24 – Hamden, CT – The Space
25 - New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
26 - Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
28 - Pittsburgh, PA – Cattivo
29 - Cleveland Heights, OH – Grog Shop
30 - Chicago, IL – The Empty Bottle
May
1 - Madison, WI – The Frequency
2 - Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry
3 - Iowa City, IA – Gabe’s Oasis
4 - Champaign, IL – Highdive
6 - Washington, DC – Black Cat
7 - Richmond, VA – Strange Matter
8 - Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle Back Room
9 - Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees Festival
11 - Tampa, FL – The Crowbar
13 - New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa
14 - Houston, TX – Walter’s Downtown
15 - Austin, TX – Red 7
16 - Dallas, TX – Club Dada
21 - Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
22 - Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room
23 - Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst Atrium
25 - Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
26 - Vancouver, BC – The Cobalt
27 - Seattle, WA – Barboza
29 - Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
30 – Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge
31 - Kansas City, MO – The Riot Room
June
1 - Columbia, MO – Rose Music Hall
2 - St. Louis, MO – Firebird
4 - Detroit, MI – UFO Factory
5 - Toronto, ON – The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern
6 - Montreal, QC – Bar Le “Ritz” P.D.B.
July
17 - Louisville, KY – Forecastle Festival
