Speedy Ortiz deliver a rallying cry on 'Foil Deer'
By
Matthew Munhall
· Thursday, April 23, 2015
“Got a lack of woe / I’ve known you not so very long, but watch your back / Because baby’s so good with a blade,” Sadie Dupuis sings toward the end of “Good Neck,” the first track on Speedy Ortiz’s second album, “Foil Deer.” After 70 seconds of noisy, angular guitar riffs that build toward a crescendo, these three lines mark the first time Dupuis sings on the record. The lyrics serve almost as a thesis for “Foil Deer” as a whole, which is full of cryptic, often violent imagery that takes aim at gender roles and society’s expectations.
