Back in April, Speedy Ortiz shared "Scabs," their first new song in five years, and now they've followed it up with another new single and news of an album — Rabbit Rabbit is arriving September 1 on Sadie Dupuis' Wax Nine, and it's being previewed by "You S02," which comes attached at a video directed by Elle Schneider.
"Mostly when I've met my musical heroes, they're kind and principled people. But occasionally someone whose work I love(d) reveals themselves to be anti-union, or anti-'woke,' or some other gear-grinding ugliness. That's who I wrote 'You S02' about, the song's frenzied guitar and synth solos mirroring the crazymaking intensity wafting off people who act like that," Dupuis explained in a press release. "In the TV show You's second season, the main character moves from New York to LA in hopes of a fresh start, but (spoiler) remains a murdering psychopath. Changing cities won't make you a hero if you still treat others badly."
Rabbit Rabbit was co-produced by the band alongside Illuminati Hotties' Sarah Tudzin and was recorded between Rancho de la Luna in Joshua Tree, California and Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas. It's also the first to feature longtime touring members Audrey Zee Whitesides and Joey Doubek on bass and drums respectively, who are now full time contributors alongside Sadie Dupuis and Andy Molholt.
The title of Rabbit Rabbit is a nod to the superstitious incantation repeated on the first of each month to bring good fortune, a practice that Dupuis adopted as a child coping with OCD and early trauma. Writing the record brought out difficult memories for the first time, and it felt like kismet to name her band's fourth record after that expression of luck and repetition.
The band played approximately 50 different guitars on Rabbit Rabbit, put through over 100 effects pedals and 30 different amps. However, they also incorporated a wide range of found sounds, sampling bedpans, debit cards, car washes and BB-guns.
Check out "You S02" and see the Rabbit Rabbit tracklist below.
Rabbit Rabbit:
1. Kim Cattrall
2. You S02
3. Scabs
4. Plus One
5. Cry Cry Cry
6. Ballad of Y&S
7. Kitty
8. Who's Afraid of the Bath
9. Ranch vs. Ranch
10. Emergency & Me
11. The Sunday
12. Brace Thee
13. Ghostwriter
"Mostly when I've met my musical heroes, they're kind and principled people. But occasionally someone whose work I love(d) reveals themselves to be anti-union, or anti-'woke,' or some other gear-grinding ugliness. That's who I wrote 'You S02' about, the song's frenzied guitar and synth solos mirroring the crazymaking intensity wafting off people who act like that," Dupuis explained in a press release. "In the TV show You's second season, the main character moves from New York to LA in hopes of a fresh start, but (spoiler) remains a murdering psychopath. Changing cities won't make you a hero if you still treat others badly."
Rabbit Rabbit was co-produced by the band alongside Illuminati Hotties' Sarah Tudzin and was recorded between Rancho de la Luna in Joshua Tree, California and Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas. It's also the first to feature longtime touring members Audrey Zee Whitesides and Joey Doubek on bass and drums respectively, who are now full time contributors alongside Sadie Dupuis and Andy Molholt.
The title of Rabbit Rabbit is a nod to the superstitious incantation repeated on the first of each month to bring good fortune, a practice that Dupuis adopted as a child coping with OCD and early trauma. Writing the record brought out difficult memories for the first time, and it felt like kismet to name her band's fourth record after that expression of luck and repetition.
The band played approximately 50 different guitars on Rabbit Rabbit, put through over 100 effects pedals and 30 different amps. However, they also incorporated a wide range of found sounds, sampling bedpans, debit cards, car washes and BB-guns.
Check out "You S02" and see the Rabbit Rabbit tracklist below.
Rabbit Rabbit:
1. Kim Cattrall
2. You S02
3. Scabs
4. Plus One
5. Cry Cry Cry
6. Ballad of Y&S
7. Kitty
8. Who's Afraid of the Bath
9. Ranch vs. Ranch
10. Emergency & Me
11. The Sunday
12. Brace Thee
13. Ghostwriter
