would that i heard the cranberries in this
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Monday, 11 June 2018 19:55 (five years ago) link
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
― Slippage (Ross), Monday, 11 June 2018 19:57 (five years ago) link
i Feel best coast is a fair comparison for a straight up indie record
― Slippage (Ross), Monday, 11 June 2018 19:58 (five years ago) link
I like the album but the praise is a bit much.
― Simon H., Monday, 11 June 2018 19:58 (five years ago) link
mostly her voice is like a slacker Dinosaur Jr vibe
On this tip -- have you heard Jessica Lea Mayfield?
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Monday, 11 June 2018 20:18 (five years ago) link
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 Permalinkyeah idgi at all and i guess this post explains why
― flappy bird, Monday, 11 June 2018 20:34 (five years ago) link
That’s why I love Girlpool but can’t get into this at all (though “Let’s Find an Out” is a great song)
― flappy bird, Monday, 11 June 2018 20:35 (five years ago) link
not whelmed by this. i expect more from 18 year olds
― flopson, Monday, 11 June 2018 22:56 (five years ago) link
Morris I haven’t but where to start ?
Flopson I hope you’re joking
― Slippage (Ross), Tuesday, 12 June 2018 00:38 (five years ago) link
18 years is surely enough time to figure out how to write a halfway decent indie rock album, Ross
― flopson, Tuesday, 12 June 2018 00:47 (five years ago) link
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
― Slippage (Ross), Tuesday, 12 June 2018 00:48 (five years ago) link
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
― Slippage (Ross), Tuesday, 12 June 2018 00:49 (five years ago) link
xp Ross – just start playing Mayfield’s latest LP; she sings like Mascis Jr.!
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Tuesday, 12 June 2018 01:01 (five years ago) link
Will do. Morris you’re a cool poster
― Slippage (Ross), Tuesday, 12 June 2018 01:09 (five years ago) link
Thx, likewise!
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Tuesday, 12 June 2018 01:48 (five years ago) link
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.
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 22 June 2018 15:46 (five years ago) link
I love pristine
― mind how you go (Ross), Friday, 22 June 2018 16:48 (five years ago) link
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.
― austinb, Thursday, 11 October 2018 07:55 (five years ago) link
def don’t hear hayley williams here at all
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, 11 October 2018 10:56 (five years ago) link
I have not heard this album yet but I will now take a listen for the hope of a flash of Paul Westerberg,
― Ctrl+Alt+Del in Poughkeepsie (fionnland), Thursday, 11 October 2018 11:01 (five years ago) link
let us know if you find it
― Paul Ponzi, Thursday, 11 October 2018 14:32 (five years ago) link
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.
― Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Thursday, 11 October 2018 17:53 (five years ago) link
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.
― You (bleeping) need me. You can't Finn without me (fionnland), Thursday, 11 October 2018 22:47 (five years ago) link
and hearing Kozelek on 'Let's Find an Out' and 'Full Control' too but maybe I'm just looking for it artificially now
― You (bleeping) need me. You can't Finn without me (fionnland), Thursday, 11 October 2018 22:49 (five years ago) link
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.
― a neon light ablaze in this green smoky haze (morrisp), Monday, 22 October 2018 18:40 (five years ago) link
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/
― flappy bird, Monday, 22 October 2018 18:42 (five years ago) link
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.
― a neon light ablaze in this green smoky haze (morrisp), Monday, 22 October 2018 18:52 (five years ago) link
chronic live
― ||||||||, Tuesday, 23 October 2018 20:33 (five years ago) link
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.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 25 October 2018 22:11 (five years ago) link
fuck "pristine" rules
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 18 December 2018 07:35 (five years ago) link
i love the way this record is produced... clean guitars and lots of space
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 18 December 2018 07:37 (five years ago) link
The album and EPs are so good but all the live performances on YT are absolutely brutal, seems like she struggles to keep her voice healthy.
― louise ck (milo z), Tuesday, 18 December 2018 07:56 (five years ago) link
I saw her live. she was absolute garbage
― ||||||||, Tuesday, 18 December 2018 08:11 (five years ago) link
pristine could just fade out at 3:30 but gets 10x awesomer
― rip van wanko, Tuesday, 18 December 2018 13:23 (five years ago) link
late to the party here, but wow this album is amazing
― Darin, Wednesday, 2 January 2019 19:50 (five years ago) link
i just found out that these guys are opening for Parquet Courts here in the Los Angeles area in about 20 days. how did i miss this gig until now?
― Bee OK, Thursday, 3 January 2019 01:59 (five years ago) link
I somehow missed PC playing with a symphony orchestra here a couple months ago
― flappy bird, Thursday, 3 January 2019 02:10 (five years ago) link
Golden Dream has the strangest effect on me, taking me back like ten years to a lovely place.
― Hey hey, the tipple’s weak sherry (fionnland), Friday, 8 March 2019 13:20 (five years ago) link
keep meaning to dig in to this one, only heard the single but I watched her Pitchfork Over/Under the other day and she's such a delightful dork.
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Friday, 8 March 2019 15:18 (five years ago) link
There's a video of "Pristine" from a Pitchfork festival. Not sure what's going on there, but it's an exceptionally uncomfortable performance. Great song though...
― Sam Weller, Thursday, 2 May 2019 09:14 (four years ago) link
anything under the horizon? New album for example..
― nostormo, Friday, 10 September 2021 18:12 (two years ago) link
Apparently a new album called Valentine was due out on 11/5 and started to get teased, but all the references to it got pulled. I don't know if vinyl delays or what, but most refences to it disappeared. There was a thread about it on reddit just yesterday, with a link to a (now deleted) product listing with the cover:
https://www.reddit.com/r/indieheads/comments/pkzsgw/snail_mail_teases_new_album_valentine/
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 10 September 2021 18:17 (two years ago) link
Thanks
― nostormo, Friday, 10 September 2021 18:18 (two years ago) link
Wayback machine caught it during the brief time it was up on the band's site, but it's gone now. Probably someone jumped the gun, so maybe an announcement is imminent.
https://web.archive.org/web/20210909132117/https://www.snailmail.band/home
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 10 September 2021 18:18 (two years ago) link
Someone wrote they went for a more pop direction on reddit. :(
― nostormo, Friday, 10 September 2021 18:25 (two years ago) link
Saw that comment but since nothing has been released at all yet I'm not sure that's based on anything more than maybe extrapolating from an interview or something, I'm not going to get too concerned about one comment like that.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 10 September 2021 20:32 (two years ago) link
the album... does exist in finished form...
― J0rdan S., Friday, 10 September 2021 22:54 (two years ago) link
Officially announced today! Video for title track is out, though I'll have to wait until tonight to check it out.
01 Valentine02 Ben Franklin03 Headlock04 Light Blue05 Forever (Sailing)06 Madonna07 c. et. al.08 Glory09 Automate10 Mia
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 15 September 2021 13:55 (two years ago) link
dynamics!
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Wednesday, 15 September 2021 13:59 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxarOZ0JBcc