Snail Mail

wow, I really like this new song. very Elliott Smith.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhpFgHhj1H4

guitars & brushed drums remind me of the second side of Insignificance by Jim O'Rourke. by far my favorite thing I've heard from her.

It's nice but they will probably never create a great song like Static Buzz again.

“Everyone’s gonna be like, ‘Sellouts! Making this hi-fi Sony record.’

Exactly what she said

Idk about that, I don’t hear that much of a difference production or songwriting wise between these tracks and the Habit EP. I saw them last year & wasn’t into any of the songs but it was obvious that she was a great guitarist & singer & honestly this is the song I’ve been waiting for. She’s also only 18 - I can only imagine what she’ll be doing when she’s 25. The sky is the limit for her imo, especially after reading recent interviews & learning how much of a perfectionist/studio rat she is. Kinda bummed now that I skipped their club show here in March, that was definitely the last opportunity I had to see them in a ~450 cap room. But there was a big snowstorm that day and I didn’t feel like walking in that shit again lol.

Congrats to whoever does this band's PR. They're everywhere. I think I've inadvertently come across more profiles/articles about Snail Mail than any other band who has released an album so far this year (just saw another one in NY Times that mostly reads like a label press release). Songs are OK, but don't really seem to justify the attention.

Yeah she’s everywhere the past few weeks.

Woo hoo, we're a cutting edge, hip media source, we cover young white female rockers

huh?

yes, The New York Times, hip and cutting edge

Snail mail rules

sarcasm

Although I do wish that Nigerian woman star Afropop singer Yemi Alade could have gotten 1 big interview when she toured the US last year.

Snail mail is tight

The EP is solid, evokes those late 90s golden days

Alex G vibes

Leaked. Indifferent.

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.!

First record sorta limped to the finish after being frontloaded, so if this is more linear/consistent and much of it's in the vein of "Valentine" I'm buying.

the only thing i really liked on the debut was "heat wave" & this is unfortunately not as good as that

"heat wave" always felt super familiar too, i could never figure out if it was actually ripping something

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUU9xxIb91g

i like this. i'm pro-snail mail 2.0

https://pitchfork.com/features/interview/snail-mail-valentine-interview/

Thought this was kinda interesting

"It's nice but they will probably never create a great song like Static Buzz again."

That was a good prediction, originally based on intuition.

this album rules

i just really love the way "ben franklin" is written, very chewy song

a lot of these songs remind me vaguely of something i can't quite pin down... closest i've gotten is thinking that many of these tracks are indie rock attempts at the next "crush" by jennifer paige (and thank god)

lot of sophistipop touches too, cf. "forever (sailing)"

tim f to album/thread

moved on, but nothing feels true
sometimes i hate her just for not being you

i know they get made fun of in the same breath bc of their band names but this album is having a very similar effect on me as the last soccer mommy

that's funny, I came here to say I've heard nothing but great things about the new album but that they're one of those bands I've avoided because of their name, like soccer mommy.

Soccer Mommy is a great name IMO

i love this album

I think I need to see how this one grows for me, lyrically I love this, and her voice is even more wonderful here, but it's a little more laidback than I'd hope. I like her voice with more fuzz and guitars.

pleasantly surprised by this now that i'm getting around to it, was not expecting those delightful sophisti-pop touches!

it's so good

actually what "forever (sailing)" really does remind me of is hikaru utada

"Glory" rules my world today. It goes to places I've been close to before but had not reached yet. I cannot stop listening to it again and again though I fear I am going to wear it out if I continue. She reminds me a little of Conor Oberst. She must have been 16 when she did "Static Buzz", that is pretty stunning.

I'm late to the party but I'm absolutely loving Valentine.

I've gone back to LJ's earlier work and it's not doing as much for me. Lush has some great tunes but seems pretty patchy. Worth another few listens as it may be a slow burner. Habit benefits from some lovely guitar work but the whiny slowcore emo vibes aren't doing it for me.