Snail Mail (musician)

Snail Mail is the American indie rock solo project of guitarist and singer-songwriter Lindsey Jordan.[1] In 2015, she started playing her songs live with her band, and released the EP Habit in 2016.[2][3] Snail Mail's debut studio album, Lush, was released on June 8, 2018, via Matador Records.

Snail Mail
Lindsey Jordan of Snail Mail performing in 2017
Background information
Birth nameLindsey Erin Jordan
Born (1999-06-16) June 16, 1999
OriginEllicott City, Maryland, U.S.
Genres
Years active2015 (2015)–present
Labels
Associated acts

Snail Mail's Lush was nominated for Breakthrough Artist/Release and Best Rock Album at the 2019 Libera Awards.

History

Lindsey Jordan released her self-recorded solo EP Sticki in 2015 and played several live shows with her new band as Snail Mail.[4] She was joined by Ryan Vieira playing bass and Shawn Durham on the drums.[5] After completing one short DIY tour in 2016, Jordan released the EP titled Habit on Sister Polygon Records, which gained traction after being featured on several major US music sites, and they signed with Ground Control Touring.[5] Pitchfork added the EP's opening track," Thinning," to their Best New Track series.[6]

Snail Mail, now with bassist Alex Bass and drummer Ray Brown, toured North America extensively in 2017 supporting Priests, Girlpool, Waxahatchee and Beach Fossils.[7] Jordan signed with Matador Records in September 2017 and her debut full-length album Lush was released on June 8, 2018, to generally positive reviews from music critics.[8][9] Snail Mail played their first headliner tour in the beginning of 2018.[7] In June 2019, Snail Mail released a new version of Pristine in Simlish, for the new EA game The Sims 4: Island Living.[10] That same month, Matador Records reissued Habit digitally featuring a cover of the band Courtney Love and their song The 2nd Most Beautiful Girl in the World.[11]

Critical reception

Snail Mail has been well received by critics. Their sound has been described as reminiscent of the '90s sound, "refiguring music from the decade they were born".[12] The band’s influences include Avril Lavigne,[13] My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth, Elliott Smith, Liz Phair, Cat Power, The Cranberries, Pavement, The Velvet Underground, Paramore, and Fiona Apple.[14][15] Pitchfork described Snail Mail's lyrics as, "emotionally wise, musically clear, and encompasses the once and future sound of indie rock."[14] Rolling Stone magazine gave Snail Mail's debut album Lush three and a half stars and described the potential of Lindsey Jordan and her music as, "the work of an indie-rock prodigy."[12]

Accompanying band

Current members

  • Lindsey Jordan - vocals, guitar
  • Alex Bass – bass
  • Ray Brown – drums
  • Madeline McCormack – guitar, keyboards

Past members

  • Ryan Vieira – bass
  • Shawn Durham – drums
  • Daniel Butko — guitar
  • Kelton Young — guitar
  • Ian Eylanbekov — guitar

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

  • Sticki (2015)
  • Habit (2016)

References
  1. McDermott, Patrick (28 June 2017). "The Old-School Beauty Of Snail Mail's Suburban Slowcore". The Fader. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. Claymore, Gabriela (16 March 2017). "At SXSW 2017, Everyone's Talking About Snail Mail". Stereogum. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  3. Pelly, Jenn (1 March 2017). "Snail Mail's Lindsey Jordan Is the Wisest Teenage Indie Rocker We Know". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  4. Callahan, James (16 May 2017). "Slow and Steady: Snail Mail is making moves". Baltimore City Paper. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  5. Moreland, Quinn (27 July 2017). "Snail Mail: Habit EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  6. Mashurova, Nina. ""Thinning" by Snail Mail". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  7. "Snail Mail concerts on Soundkick". Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  8. Richards, Will (13 February 2018). "Stand and deliver: Snail Mail". DIY Magazine. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  9. "Coming June 8 : Snail Mail – 'Lush'". 22 March 2018.
  10. Minsker, Evan (21 June 2019). "Snail Mail Sings "Pristine" in "Simlish" for "The Sims 4: Island Living": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  11. "Snail Mail Reissues Debut EP Habit". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  12. Grow, Kory (8 June 2018). "Review: Snail Mail's 'Lush' Is The Work of An Indie-Rock Prodigy". Rolling Stone Magazine. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  13. Havens, Lindsey. "Not So 'Complicated': How Avril Lavigne Became an Unlikely Inspiration To Indie Rock's New Wave". Billboard. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  14. "Snail Mail: Lush Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  15. KEXP (4 September 2018), Snail Mail - Full Performance (Live on KEXP), retrieved 6 September 2018
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