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| 4.0 excellent | cjbizzlebizzle | December 20th 18 |
When it comes to indie rock-pop that is centered around a singer/songwriter the vocals can often make or break the experience and first impressions have heightened importance. Not only is Snail Mail's Lindsey Jordan up to the task, she absolutely owns it on 'Lush' with a quiet confidence that captivates during the entire runtime. Jordan is not virtuosic and thank god. Her very melodic and emotive approach really forces the listener to feel what she is feeling and this is where many of the most technically gifted musicians often fail. Lindsey's approach demands your attention and it is impossible to look away. Lush seems to get a some flack for being just another indie album and while it certainly isn't re-inventing the genre the music accompanying Jordan is both interesting and dynamic enough to warrant it's own attention. There are well produced guitar tones and fun chord progressions underneath the excellent vocal efforts. An album that may take a few spins to get into but extremely rewarding with more replays. Pristine, Heat Wave, STICK, Golden Dream and Deep Sea are all top notch tracks.
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| 3.5 great | TheManMachine | October 27th 18 |
From a foolhardy afar I suspected Lindsey Jordan would be just another strummer in the considerable herd of overhyped 90s hark-back singer-songwriters. And in some ways she sorta just is. But the tactfulness of her songwriting+tonage sneaks up on you, the emotion elicited ineluctable and free of bombast. And despite drowning a bit in convention and the nondescript emotional-struggle doldrums, she's wise well beyond her sub-twenty years: tunes steadily stripped back and clear-cut, bonafide and bored without being boring, despondent with drive. This is homespun purity harnessed and honed, an overhaul that doesn't overdo it -- plenty of time left for that methinks.
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| 2.8 good | Erwann S. STAFF | August 3rd 21 |
Bored gal uses pedal so that her guitar strummings are labelled as "lush". It does work, at times, like on "Pristine" or "Heat Wave", but most of the time it's pleasant at best; while Jordan's emotive vocal approach is interesting per se, there simply isn't enough variation for the record to be enjoyable on the "long" run. Same goes for the music: it's all the same timbre. It's pretty though.
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| 3.5 great | SalteyBacon | December 21st 18 |
For a Debut Indie record this was an enjoyable listen. I will say I'm moreso excited to hear what her career has in store as half of this album showed what type of singer she can be while the other makes me feel of the sterotypical crap indie playlist coffee shops pay for, and that won't make her win my heart as a songwriter in the future.
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| 3.0 good | gofrosty | December 18th 18 |
A few fantastic tracks, but comes across very same-y when listening to the whole album. There is just so little diversity in timbre compared to what you find in a lot of similar records. Favorite tracks: Pristine, Heat Wave.
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| 3.0 good | yaboco | December 2nd 22 |
| 4.5 superb | kodama | November 13th 22 |
| 3.5 great | sncold | February 10th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Brabiz | November 7th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Purpose | September 19th 21 |
| 2.5 average | eureka | July 20th 21 |
| 2.5 average | fog CONTRIBUTOR | June 7th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Lassie | December 9th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Joe92 | October 23rd 20 |
| 3.0 good | Pitpat | October 16th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sam C. | September 4th 20 |
| 3.5 great | po0ty | September 2nd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | djmunci | August 16th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rowdy | May 23rd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | kevbogz | April 12th 20 |
| 3.5 great | casey | December 15th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | BeeRyan | November 19th 19 |
| 3.5 great | OGGOD | October 26th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Josh | September 28th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lagoped | September 19th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | k1ngy6 | September 11th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | ian b | August 7th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Mochin | August 6th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | ARDCWE | July 1st 19 |
| 3.0 good | Jekub | May 27th 19 |
| 3.0 good | Ugur | May 27th 19 |
| 3.5 great | alamo | May 5th 19 |
| 3.5 great | emmny | April 6th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Tunnel | February 20th 19 |
| 3.0 good | daxsic | February 15th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | progsun | February 2nd 19 |
| 2.5 average | Prancer | January 31st 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Trebor. EMERITUS | January 19th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | heck | December 29th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | inca829 | December 18th 18 |
| 2.5 average | Grzka | December 6th 18 |
| 2.5 average | iglu | December 5th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Alexxx | November 27th 18 |
| 2.5 average | Ryus | November 26th 18 |
| 3.0 good | A.R.O. STAFF | November 25th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | dunnope | November 23rd 18 |
| 3.5 great | Josh F. | November 20th 18 |
| 3.0 good | Lucman | October 30th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Rail | October 16th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | mommypig | September 12th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | ian b. | August 31st 18 |
| 3.0 good | Nine | August 30th 18 |
| 2.0 poor | aiioli | August 25th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | PaabL | August 11th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | FelkFg | August 6th 18 |
| 3.5 great | GoAway | August 1st 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | wwf | July 27th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jan555 | July 23rd 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Djang0 | July 20th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | KevinMM | July 18th 18 |
| 3.5 great | YayoG1 | June 30th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | Shempt | June 24th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | ARTV | June 23rd 18 |
| 2.5 average | CGayda | June 19th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Juca89 | June 16th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | ZBJE | June 14th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Cisumla | June 14th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Juanpa | June 12th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | jaydtd | June 12th 18 |
| 3.5 great | tom79 | June 12th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Risodo | June 11th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | JS19 | June 10th 18 |
| 3.2 good | Atari STAFF | June 9th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | ArtBox | June 9th 18 |
| 3.0 good | jesper STAFF | June 8th 18 |
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