Supporting Acts: Fins, pools are nice Speedy Ortiz Speedy Ortiz started as a summer 2011 home-recording project and quickly transformed into four bratty rascals releasing their cathartic instincts with a unique brand of indie-grunge, balancing abrasive noise with infectious earworms. This formation led to the release of the slack and weighty double A-side “Taylor Swift” b/w “Swim Fan” recorded by Paul Q. Kolderie (Pixies, Radiohead) and mixed by Justin Pizzoferrato (Dinosaur Jr, Thurston Moore). Their latest release is Sports EP, a 5-track concept slugger out on 10-inch vinyl (Exploding in Sound Records). In Summer 2012, Speedy Ortiz was named Best New Band in Massachusetts by alt-weekly The Boston Phoenix. "Resurrects the floppy-stringed guitar dissonance of old-school Boston bands like Kudgel and Swirlies, or Rob Crow from Pinback's predecessor Thingy, who forged similar anti-anthems out of the grimiest chords." - Boston Globe