Snail Mail is Lindsey Jordan, the Baltimore-born indie rock songwriter and guitarist who cut her debut Lush (2018) at just 18 to wide acclaim. Valentine (2021) sharpened everything — start with either, alongside peers like Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus. Explore Snail Mail vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Lindsey Jordan, performing as Snail Mail, was born in Baltimore, Maryland on June 16, 1999. She launched her recording career as a teenager with Sister Polygon Records distribution before signing with Matador Records. Her 2018 debut Lush received critical attention, with commentary on her precocity (she was 18 at release). Her 2021 follow-up Valentine continued her trajectory. She has been associated with the contemporary indie rock and singer-songwriter scenes alongside contemporaries like Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, Soccer Mommy, and Julien Baker.
Snail Mail's sound combines indie rock, indie pop, alternative rock, dream pop, slowcore, and singer-songwriter with Jordan's distinctive vocal delivery (use of intimate phrasing), virtuosic guitar work (use of clean, jangly arrangements), and lyrical content addressing relationships, identity, and personal experience drawing on confessional songwriting traditions alongside contemporary indie rock influences.
Sister Polygon Records and Matador Records pressings of the Snail Mail catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings.
Listeners new to Snail Mail typically start with Lush (2018) or Valentine (2021).
