Wait! What? The Speedways have a brand-new single out? How was I not aware that such a thing was in the works? I must be losing my touch! This is, as they say, kind of a big deal. It's the first new Speedways song since "Tell Me I'm Wrong" was released nearly two years ago. And I'll be damned if they didn't just turn out the best song Elvis Costello never wrote! Matt's in rare form here — writing about matters of the heart (specifically forgiveness) with great eloquence and an insight into such matters that can only be attained through personal experience. There are so many quotable lyrics in this song, so I'll just let you listen and read along rather than singling any out. The band, now a trio, hits that power pop sweet spot just right. And of course that chorus is absolute perfection. Given the long wait for new Speedways material, my expectations were sky-high. But "Visiting Hours" is everything I wanted a new Speedways song to be and then some. It manages to be classic Speedways without succumbing to the sort of self-imitation that can sink a band like this after a few albums. Stardumb, FOLC, and Beluga Records are teaming up to release it on vinyl in April, and then a new album is due out later this year. My god, I can't wait!
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