Help us understand artistically what you go through. SIMON: Well, tell us about that trial-and-error process.
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It was a lot of trial and error and trying a lot of different things and a lot of different parts and adding things and taking things away before reaching a balance that felt like just enough. A lot of my choices for the, like, instrumentation were really just kind of what felt natural to want to experiment with. JORDAN: I mean, I was involved with the production element of things this time in a way that I wasn't previously. What was your thinking? Why did you want to bring in new instruments - or new to you, I should say? This time there's still guitar, but a lot of other different sounds - electronic, orchestral strings. SIMON: Your last album, "Lush," had a lot of guitar. SIMON: Lindsay Jordan joins us from New York City. SNAIL MAIL: (Singing) So why'd you want to erase me, darling valentine? She was called a leader in the next generation of indie rock by Pitchfork when her first full-length album came out three years ago. The 22-year-old musician makes music that moves deliberately and then delivers. If Jordan can shake the obvious influence of her predecessors and start to craft a more unique sound, Snail Mail has the potential to become a definitive indie rock act in its own way.SNAIL MAIL: (Singing) Let's go be alone where no one can see us, honey. The quality of the songs and the expansive sound and excellent songwriting and lyricism on Lush make it a promising debut, even if Jordan seems reluctant to leave her musical comfort zone. Jordan’s clean vocals and personal lyrics give the music enough personality to make up for the lack of overall innovation on Lush. Snail Mail toes the line between a familiar and a generic sound, and lands, just barely, on the side of familiar. Instead, the slightly overbearing influence of indie rock pioneers like Liz Phair - who Jordan has commended as one of her favorite artists of all time - and other established indie rockers like Real Estate or The Shins holds Snail Mail back from having its own identity. It’s ambitious in scale but doesn’t push any sonic boundaries. While Lush is no doubt a satisfying debut album, it shows Jordan staying well within the conventional indie-rock bubble.
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The guitar varying guitar sounds on “Heat Wave” make it an especially engaging listen, while still remaining easy to digest. They have a driving rhythm, and a good bit of energy while also feeling incredibly serene.
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Despite their full sound, both songs have a light feel. “Pristine” and “Heat Wave” both feel like a breath of fresh air, contrasting with the songs’ melancholy lyrics. “Stick” is the album’s standout ballad,īut Lush’s punchy singles are another strength. The clear, large-scale production plays a huge role in helping “Stick,” and most songs on Lush reach their full potential. The semi-sentimental, anxious lyrics on “Stick” reflects the albums common theme of breakups followed by personal growth. Jordan’s climactic vocal melody comes through clearer ever and is perfectly complemented by the echoing guitars. No one element of the song screams for attention, yet it is totally encapsulating. On songs like “Stick”-an earlier version of which appeared on Habits- the instruments create something greater than the sum of their parts. The album gets its strength from its developed sonic texture and strong melodies.
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Most of the instrumentals are based around strummed electric guitar, and simple drums and bass. The musicianship displayed on Lush is simplistic but effective. The result is a beautiful, melodic, and heartfelt project that displays significant growth since the release of the Habits EP two short years ago. It has an impeccable production which creates an enormous, but very clean sound. Snail Mail’s Lush displays excellent simple songwriting. While staying within established indie-rock norms, Now, at only 18, Jordan has lived up to expectations on her expansive debut album Lush. The EP had a DIY sound and showed a lot of promise. Her first official release under the name was the six-song EP Habits in 2016. Lindsey Jordan started her musical project Snail Mail when she was only 15.