«The song is a tangle of meter-shifting guitar riffs and polysyllabic verses, punctuated by a perfectly exasperated refrain» – The New York Times
«I wish I had an airhorn–that’s how excited I am…I love the weird, crazy, wiry guitar parts that are so central to this band…there’s a little bit of playfulness in this song» – NPR Music
«The track is vintage Speedy, with busy, biting guitar riffs and some tricky rhythms and time changes, though, the song always returns to a big sing-along chorus» – Rolling Stone
«”Scabs” possesses a tenacity that sounds fresh and hard-earned» – Billboard
«”Scabs” is an exciting, long-awaited new entry to the band’s catalog, full of twirly guitar-work and call-out lyrics» – Stereogum
«”You S02” is rife with Speedy Ortiz’s signature poppy, ’90s style guitar rock a-la Splendora» – Consequence
«’You S02,’ the band’s latest teaser single, finds (Speedy Ortiz) turning power pop riffs into lived-in mountains of irresistible melodies and verses flaunting poetic turns of phrase» – Paste
«The band may have gone half a decade without new music, but their meaningful, off-kilter indie rock sounds as great as ever» – Brooklyn Vegan on “Plus One”
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