{"title":"Snail Mail","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Snail Mail\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eLindsey 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSnail 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHabit EP (2016, Sister Polygon)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLush (2018, Matador)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eValentine (2021, Matador)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSister Polygon Records and Matador Records pressings of the Snail Mail catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to Snail Mail typically start with Lush (2018) or Valentine (2021). \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/classic-rock-vinyl-records\"\u003eClassic Rock\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pop-vinyl-records\"\u003ePop\/Indie-Pop\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"snail-mail-valentine-demos-vinyl","title":"Valentine Demos LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eValentine Demos' collects four intimate recordings leading up to Snail Mail's most recent studio album along with a never-before-heard track \"Easy Thing.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540759228599,"sku":"210000084680","price":18.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/snail.jpg?v=1781154166"},{"product_id":"snail-mail-lush-vinyl","title":"Lush LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eLindsey Jordan is on the brink of something huge, and she's only just graduated high school. Her voice rises and falls with electricity throughout Lush, her debut album as Snail Mail, spinning with bold excitement and new beginnings at every turn. In the time that's elapsed since Habit, her 2016 EP, Jordan has graduated high school, toured the country, opened for the likes of Girlpool and Waxahatchee as well as selling out her own headline shows, and participated in a round-table discussion for The New York Times about women in punk -- giving her time to reflect and refine her songwriting process by using tempered pacings and alternate tunings to create a jawdropping debut both thoughtful and cathartic. Recorded with producer Jake Aron and engineer Johnny Schenke, with contributions from touring bandmates drummer Ray Brown and bassist Alex Bass as well, Lush sounds cinematic, yet still perfectly homemade. 'Is there any better feeling than coming clean?' sings the eighteen-year-old guitarist and songwriter halfway through the sprawling anthem that is 'Pristine,' the album's first single. You can't help but agree with her. It's a hook that immediately sticks in your head'and a question she seems to be grappling with throughout the record's 10-songs of crystalline guitar pop. Throughout Lush, Jordan's clear and powerful voice, acute sense of pacing, and razor-sharp writing cut through the chaos and messiness of growing up: the passing trends, the awkward house parties, the sick-to-your-stomach crushes and the heart wrenching breakups. Jordan's most masterful skill is in crafting tension, working with muted melodrama that builds and never quite breaks, stretching out over moody rockers and soft-burning hooks, making for visceral slow-releases that stick under the skin. 'The artist I'm most excited for in 2018' -Jon Caramanica, NYTimes 'Songs that combat the acute smallness of suburban youth, filling in empty space with punk-inflected guitar and imagining vantages from which everything feels bigger and more beautiful'. Pitchfork 'Rarely can we witness the creative progression unfold from prodigious potential to fully realized vision so quickly' - NPR\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540792357047,"sku":"210000018419","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/3786086-22c42e03-f9dc-4167-b778-fd8b3601c89a-1024x.jpg?v=1781154285"},{"product_id":"snail-mail-habit-vinyl","title":"Habit LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eAvailable in its first pressing for Matador Records, Snail Mail's debut EP 'Habit' serves as a nascent example of Lindsey Jordan's extraordinary talent as a songwriter, singer and guitarist. The seven song disc features the six original 2016 tracks as well as 'The 2nd Most Beautiful Girl In The World,' penned by K Records Band Courtney Love and recorded by Snail Mail in 2018, available on record for the first time. The EP features a full-color cover as it had originally been designed, and has been remastered by Dave Cooley at Elysian Masters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540792520887,"sku":"210000018420","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/3700016-2412923-4d98bef4-1996-4103-acc0-795e198b43.jpg?v=1781154285"},{"product_id":"snail-mail-ricochet-red-vinyl","title":"Ricochet LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 11-track project explores themes of mortality, time, and introspection, moving beyond the youthful heartache of her previous work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540961374391,"sku":"210000103934","price":32.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/unnamed_01e6e3d9-2c86-4577-bf2e-717f3e687fc4.jpg?v=1781154873"},{"product_id":"snail-mail-ricochet-vinyl","title":"Ricochet LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eSnail Mail's \"Ricochet LP\" is Lindsey Jordan's third album, featuring her insightful lyrics paired with intricate melodies. 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