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| 0.0 | Slex | November 7th 21 |
Other outlets and shit acting like this is
the second coming of modern indie rock
when it's not even the second coming of
Snail Mail
Alternatively: the 2nd best Lucy Dacus
album of 2021
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| 3.0 good | ajcollins15 | November 9th 21 |
Snail Mail is an interesting case study in what makes great indie music so great, while also what made indie music die a hard death in the late 2000s. On Lindsey?s sophomore record with her band, they continue down the indie path and create exactly what you expect for an indie album. Lush instrumentals, memorable hooks, and infectious courses. But there is just a constant feeling that this is nothing new for the genre as a whole. Yes, there are some truly great indie opuses on here and some of the best instrumentals show up on this album, but overall, this album just seems like a lot of above-average tracks with nothing truly memorable about them.
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| 3.5 great | kodama | November 13th 22 |
Pretty damn good, very tightly written. The first album had a lot more raw emotion in it, though, and I'm definitely more into that side of her music.
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| 3.5 great | Gene Gol-Jonsson CONTRIBUTOR | January 4th 22 |
Snail Mail got the budget she deserved and was destined for, while delivering album she promised and her fans knew she had in her. Tunes are more well-rounded, the production is fitting, the instrumentals are fiery, the vocals are passionate.
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| 4.0 excellent | A.R.O. STAFF | November 23rd 21 |
Still no review of this? Y?all are asking for it.
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| 2.5 average | po0ty | November 8th 21 |
A more mellow, melancholic, and unfortunately dull output compared to Lush. She leans heavier into the somber singer-songwriter routine but I don't think it really suits her.
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| 2.0 poor | ZackSh33 | November 7th 21 |
I really wanted to like this album, especially since Lush was such a breath of fresh air, but
this never hooked me in past the first track. It especially dragged during the ballads where
she does her trademark "just hitting puberty/broken vocal" kinda thing over and over again
stretching for some emotion. I'm sure there's a lot more meaning deeper in the lyrics, but
the music here is so fabulously dull that I can't stop thinking that this may be just an
overhyped Pitchfork sophomore slump.
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| 3.5 great | alexslavco | November 5th 21 |
Only 1 song longer than 3 and half minutes, wtf why ?
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| 3.5 great | Purpose | November 5th 21 |
Received pre-ordered vinyl a day early. We see some more of the same kind of fair from Lush,
but it's so damn good it almost doesn't matter. There's also a "groove" here that wasn't in
Lush (see Ben Franklin, Forever/Sailing). Just the right amount of experimentation (both
vocally on Lindsey's part, and instrumentally) to push slightly forward while maintaining
the standard of her first. Impressive she doesn't slump here. Also its a bit more tender
than I expected (see Light Blue and c. et. al.). Standout tracks: Glory, Ben Franklin,
Forever (Sailing), Valentine. Solid, 3.5 that will probably evolve into a 4 over time imo.
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| 1.5 very poor | Jots EMERITUS | July 5th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | yaboco | December 2nd 22 |
| 2.5 average | Pangea | September 18th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Djang0 | June 27th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Cormano | February 2nd 22 |
| 2.5 average | Divaman | December 9th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Trebor. EMERITUS | December 5th 21 |
| 3.5 great | bharry | December 4th 21 |
| 3.5 great | wwf | December 3rd 21 |
| 3.5 great | Doobuc | December 1st 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Josh | November 24th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Handers | November 23rd 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | ARDCWE | November 17th 21 |
| 2.5 average | fog CONTRIBUTOR | November 14th 21 |
| 3.0 good | HugoG | November 12th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | emmny | November 10th 21 |
| 3.0 good | eureka | November 10th 21 |
| 3.5 great | ZBJE | November 9th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Brabiz | November 7th 21 |
| 3.0 good | jesper STAFF | November 7th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | heck | November 7th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Risodo | November 5th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Luna | November 5th 21 |
| 3.0 good | doofy | November 5th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | iGuter | November 5th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Rowdy | November 5th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Tunnel | November 5th 21 |
| 3.5 great | ArtBox | November 4th 21 |
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