r/Snailmail

At first when this dropped idk what the reception for it was, but I just felt so ehh about it. Nothing really stuck out to me apart from a couple tracks, but after about 3 months of its release I can say I really really enjoy it now. I did see Snail Mail perform last month so maybe that sways my opinion on it after seeing many of the tracks live, but right now I just can’t stop listening to it. I think Hell, Tractor Beam, Butterfly, and My Maker are the standout ones on here. The lyrics on here about the afterlife and wondering what happens after I think are fantastic with a very dreamy and almost shoegazey vibe all over this album making it such ear candy and so easy to relisten to. Lots of these tracks like Nowhere, Agony Freak, and Dead End feature great hard hitting drums that sound so refreshing every time. Even some slower songs like Cruise and Light On Our Feet fit extremely well on here adding a nice balance to the faster and louder songs, highlighting Lindsey’s vocal delivery which has dipped a little since Lush imo, but sounds brilliant on here. Although I think some of the songs like Reverie and Ricochet end with me wanting a little more from them, I think overall this is a fantastic album with great writing, which is a Snail Mail staple by now. Although it’s not better than Lush, I do have it over Valentine, great album that took some time to click for me, but now that it has I can’t get enough.

I think this was my 6th time seeing Lindsay, second time on this tour and by far this is the best performance I’ve ever seen from her!! She sounded amazing, the energy was great and she was having so much fun and absolutely shredding. I saw her like 1 month ago in SF and it was no where near as good as this. I didn’t get any full songs but here are some clips and I hope other people got full songs!!