Snail Mail

So we're calling releases leaks now?

Nothing new.
And it's out today officially regardless

opening for Interpol at Madison Square Garden in February

poor woman is 18 (19?) and already has msg boarders saying "not bad but she'll never make another song as good as this other one". cool world.

You are right.
She is a genius and everything she does (and will do) is perfect.
No other opinion is allowed because we don't wanna hurt that innocent soul who chose to be in the public eye.

yes, that's exactly what I said

i mean, i'm sorry if you took that as a personal insult, nostormo, but the truth is i accurately represented what you said.

and i think it's a bummer to declare that she has already written and recorded her best song at age 18 based off a track or two from her new album...

if that's who you wanna be, tho, go for it.

https://www.subpop.com/news/2018/06/06/rolling_blackouts_coastal_fever_share_the_hammer_and_announce_us_tour_dates_hope_downs_out_next_week_on_sub_pop

So good and unpretentious.
The hooks,the melody,the guitars. Perfect.

Oops wrong thread

Snail mail rules

Albums great. Needless reworking is past material though. Perhaps it’s for those who missed the ep

Nostormo extremely off the money

So cavalier man

I heard her for the first time last night. She has just saved indierock, hasn't she?

She’s the best.

I find it laughable that someone can say this is nothing special. Show me your work man.

Apologies for my former posts. Rough week.
This record is good and straight up indie rock which feels refreshing to me tho I wish she would rip a little more. When she does it’s great. Very melancholy record

I think this album is a good example of its kind of indie-rock -- but it's perhaps not ideal for listeners seeking strong/distinctive melodies, guitar lines, etc.

She’s a fantastic player but yeah the Barnett record is a little more hot lava, but anyways snail mail is an artist who has a bright future

perhaps not ideal for listeners seeking strong/distinctive melodies, guitar lines, etc.

― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Monday, June 11, 2018 11:34 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah idgi at all and i guess this post explains why

Dunno I really dug the cranberries vibe of her ep and this is more of the same.

would that i heard the cranberries in this

Mostly heard it in thinning from the ep

I get why people aren’t crazy about this but I’ve started really liking her vocal phrasing, mostly her voice is like a slacker Dinosaur Jr vibe and somewhat sad but idk

i Feel best coast is a fair comparison for a straight up indie record

I like the album but the praise is a bit much.

mostly her voice is like a slacker Dinosaur Jr vibe

On this tip -- have you heard Jessica Lea Mayfield?

perhaps not ideal for listeners seeking strong/distinctive melodies, guitar lines, etc.

― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Monday, June 11, 2018 11:34 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah idgi at all and i guess this post explains why

That’s why I love Girlpool but can’t get into this at all (though “Let’s Find an Out” is a great song)

not whelmed by this. i expect more from 18 year olds

Morris I haven’t but where to start ?

Flopson I hope you’re joking

18 years is surely enough time to figure out how to write a halfway decent indie rock album, Ross

That’s probably true!

I’ve been making music since 14 and I never half assed it

Eh maybe I’m just getting old and like everything now

Eh maybe I just want to like this more than I do.

I love pristine and some other tracks but I find myself switching the album to something less monochromatic

xp
Ross – just start playing Mayfield’s latest LP; she sings like Mascis Jr.!

Will do. Morris you’re a cool poster

Thx, likewise!

initial reaction to the album was negative but it has grown on me a lot. not a great album, but some keepers on these for sure. particularly like Speaking Terms and Full Control.

I love pristine

This thread is baffling to me, Lush is definitely up there for me on 2018 records. The Cranberries aren't quite what i'm feeling, but i love the referential matrix that Ryan Dombal made in his pfork review, although some might think it's a bit overwrought.

There are echoes of early Liz Phair in Lush’s stark guitars and its tightrope walk between despair and enlightenment, but there are also flashes of the Replacements’ Paul Westerberg at his most wrung-out, and Paramore’s Hayley Williams crinkled emo soulfulness, and Fiona Apple’s ferocity, and Taylor Swift’s savvy heartache, and the solemn quietude of Frank Ocean’s Blonde.

Not sure about Fiona Apple and Frank Ocean, but the rest? Definitely.

def don’t hear hayley williams here at all

I have not heard this album yet but I will now take a listen for the hope of a flash of Paul Westerberg,

let us know if you find it

Her voice which I like a lot reminds me of someone else. An indie lady from the 90s, I don't think it is Juliana Hatfield. Pristine is indeed very nice. And the 3rd song "Speaking Terms" is such a pure, vulnerable beauty.

Didn't find it (if there's any reference I would add it's that 'Stick' reminded me slightly of Mark Kozelek ha)

but Christ, Habit is a bloody wonderful EP, esp. given she was 17.

and hearing Kozelek on 'Let's Find an Out' and 'Full Control' too but maybe I'm just looking for it artificially now

I'm revisiting Lush, and digging it a lot more than I did on previous tries. Not sure what's changed -- maybe I'm just in the right mood? -- but it's hitting the right notes this morning.

new cover "The 2nd Most Beautiful Girl in the World" (originally by Courtney Love - the band not the person): https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/the-2nd-most-beautiful-girl-in-the-world/

At her best, there's something about the slightly flat(?) tone of the music colliding with the slightly more flat(??) tone of her voice, in those big swells of volume, to winning effect.

chronic live

https://pitchfork.com/tv/22-over-under/watch-snail-mail-rate-gritty-escargot-and-lil-xan/

Hates Gritty, loves Lil Xan.

So done with her now.

A tour happening too starting in April

https://www.vice.com/en/article/snail-mail-2026-tour-announce/

nice new tune and lovely viddy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByFc9ZXs1TA

so excited, got a ticket for the milwaukee show

going to wait for the album tomorrow to listen to this one but I've enjoyed everything that's been released so far.