Speedy Ortiz

"Speedy Ortiz" are an American indie rock band from Northampton, Massachusetts, United States. The band originated in 2011 as Sadie Dupuis' solo project shortly after she moved to Northampton to work on her MFA. While she was teaching songwriting at a summer camp, recording her own material using her laptop. Two releases resulted from this solo endeavor, the Cop Kicker EP, and the album, The Death of Speedy Ortiz. The band was named after a character from the comic book series Love & Rockets who committed suicide. The project expanded into a full band in late 2011.