Real Hair

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Real Hair
Speedy Ortiz Real Hair EP cover.jpg
EP by
ReleasedFebruary 11, 2014
Genre Indie rock, noise pop, alternative rock
Length13:17
Label Carpark Records
Producer Paul Q. Kolderie
Speedy Ortiz chronology
Major Arcana
(2013)
Real Hair
(2014)
Foil Deer
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 75/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Consequence of Sound B [3]
NME 8/10 [4]
Pitchfork Media 7.6/10 [5]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Real Hair is the second EP by American indie rock band Speedy Ortiz, released on February 11, 2014 by Carpark Records. The EP draws "inspiration from contemporary Top 40 and R&B radio in addition to their regular arsenal of guitar rock". [7]

Contents

The artwork for the album features a childhood photo of fellow Massachusetts band Pile's bassist Matt Connery.[ citation needed ]

Ahead of its official release, the album premiered on Pitchfork Media's Advance streaming service. [8]

Personnel

Sadie Dupuis - Guitar, Voice
Matt Robidoux - Guitar
Darl Ferm - Bass Guitar
Mike Falcone - Drums, Voice
Paul Q. Kolderie - Recorder, Mixer

Track listing

All songs by Speedy Ortiz.

No.TitleLength
1."American Horror"3:32
2."Oxygal"3:19
3."Everything's Bigger"2:37
4."Shine Theory"3:49
Total length:13:17

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References

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