Habit snail mail
On Snail Mail’s bandcamp page, their tags include “indie,” “lo-fi,” and “ pop” and each one feels fitting given the band’s indefinable, interchangeable, and individual sound. 2 3 Snail Mail's debut studio album, Lush, was released on June 8, 2018, via Matador Records and was nominated for Breakthrough Artist/Release and Best Rock. The band started playing songs live in 2015 and released the EP Habit in 2016. Overall, this song is a powerhouse, from thoughtful lyrics like “And did things work out for you?/Or are you still not sure what the means?” to its steady, hypnotizing tempo. Snail Mail is the American indie rock solo project of guitarist and singer-songwriter Lindsey Jordan. There’s also a playful nuance to the album’s instrumental aspect, which can be hard to hear because everything sounds so well connected, creating an impressive fluidity from song to song.Ī standout track on the album to me is “Stick,” as it feels like a musical embodiment of that moment when a relationship, or a hopeful relationship, doesn’t work out and you’re slowly piecing yourself back together and trying to find closure. A prime example being “Static Buzz,” in which Jordan belts at the end “Shutters on my house/Keep the sunlight in/If that’s not enough to keep the people out/Then I don’t wanna know what’s on the other side,” where the crescendo comes subtly and then hits all at once. Snail Mail - 'Thinning' from the Habit EP on Sister Polygon Records. From Snail Mails debut album Lush out now on Matador Records. At first listen, her voice could be considered nothing much, but it holds a raw power to it, especially in songs where there’s an accumulation of subtle breaks in her voice at the end of phrases. From Snail Mails debut album Lush out now on Matador Records. Not to mention, Jordan’s unique voice does well in emphasizing the lyrics’ emotion. As a whole, the album creates a sense of growth and recollection over one’s own emotions, a recognition of youthful struggles that can sometimes seem meaningless but feel heart aching in the moment. The album is comprised of six songs, each minimalistic in title but dynamic in sound, as each one focuses on the concept of reflection (particularly regarding one’s personal sadness). Habit was the self-released debut from Snail Mail, the indie rock project of guitarist and singer-songwriter Lindsey Jordan. Habit is their first album, preceded by their ep, Sticki, released last spring. Snail Mail is a trio from Baltimore, fronted by Lindsey Jordan, guitar/vocals, with Shawn Durham on drums (live is Ray Brown), and Ryan Vieira on bass (live is Alex Bass). However, Habit, by Snail Mail, has a resilience and individual aspect in it’s sound that conveys a more honest, reflective spent summer.
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When it comes to summer music I’m as content as the next person with upbeat and catchy tunes that border somewhere between pop, indie, and surf rock.