Speedy Ortiz Major Arcana CD Bookback CD Happysad is jazz pianist Kiefer’s

Happysad is jazz pianist Kiefer’s first album for Stones Throw

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A sprawling mass of warbled trebly guitars & wound up rhythm

" This ancient idiom is at the heart of brothers Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin's long

Speedy Ortiz Major Arcana CD Bookback CD Happysad is jazz pianist Kiefer’sOn their debut full length, Western Massachusetts' Speedy Ortiz manages a bit of magic by conjuring the spirits of classic American indie rock, while twisting those ghosts into new shapes. Sweet vocal harmonies run up against gnarly distortion, aided by basic, chunky bass parts and heavy, fill laden drums. The theme of the occult and the supernatural runs deep through Major Arcana, inspired by singer guitarist Sadie Dupuis' reading on black magic.