Lindsey Jordan released her self-recorded solo EP Sticki in 2015 and played several live shows with her new band as Snail Mail. She was joined by Ryan Vieira playing bass and Shawn Durham on the drums. After completing one short DIY tour in 2016, Jordan released the EP titled Habit on Sister Polygon Records, which gained traction after being featured on several major US music sites, and they signed with Ground Control Touring. Pitchfork added the EP's opening track "Thinning” to their Best New Track series.
Snail Mail, with bassist Alex Bass and drummer Ray Brown, toured North America extensively 2017 supporting Priests, Girlpool, Waxahatchee and Beach Fossils. Jordan signed with Matador Records in September 2017 and the group's debut full-length album Lush was released on June 8th, 2018. The Snail Mail band played their first headliner tour in the beginning of 2018.
In 2019, Habit was rereleased via Matador Records along with the song “The 2nd Most Beautiful Girl In The World”.
On November 5, 2021, Snail Mail released their second studio album, Valentine, via Matador Records. The album hit number 61 on US Billboard charts and number 35 on UK and Australian charts and it was nominated for two Libera awards in 2022.
On her 2018 debut album Lush, seventeen-year-old Lindsey Jordan sang “I’m in full control / I’m not lost / Even when it’s love / Even when it’s not”. Her natural ability to be many things at once resonated with a lot of people. The contradiction of confidence and vulnerability, power and delicacy, had the impact of a wrecking ball when put to tape. It was an impressive and unequivocal career-making moment for Jordan.
On Valentine, her sophomore album out November 5th on Matador, Lindsey solidifies and defines this trajectory in a blaze of glory. In 10 songs, written over 2019-2020 by Jordan alone, we are taken on an adrenalizing odyssey of genuine originality in an era in which “indie” music has been reduced to gentle, homogenous pop composed mostly by ghostwriters. Made with careful precision, Valentine shows an artist who has chosen to take her time. The reference points are broad and psychically stirring, while the lyrics build masterfully on the foundation set by Jordan’s first record to deliver a deeper understanding of heartbreak.
Current accompanying band
Alex Bass – bass
Ray Brown – drums
Benjamin Kaunitz - guitar, backing vocals
Madeline McCormack - guitar, keyboards
Past members
Ryan Vieira – bass
Shawn Durham – drums
Let's Find An Out
Snail Mail Lyrics
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Oh strawberry moon
You're always coming back a
Little older but it looks alright on you
Let's find an out
We'll start anew
And with the headlights in your eyes
Burn out when you want
Something that's lost belongs to you
Someone should pay for it
Well I don't know who
In Snail Mail's song Let's Find An Out, the glowing red of the Strawberry moon symbolizes the passage of time for the singer. The line "You're always coming back a little older but it looks alright on you" suggests that the singer is dealing with the fact that they are growing up but they're making peace with it because it looks good on them. The song is essentially about finding a way out of a situation that you feel trapped in. "Let's find an out, we'll start anew" is their declaration to leave behind their old life and begin again.
The singer recognizes that they are holding onto something that belongs to them but is lost. "Burn out when you want, something that's lost belongs to you" suggests that they want to be able to let go of something that's not working for them anymore but they don't know how to do it. The singer feels like someone should pay for whatever it is they lost, but they don't know who.
Overall, Let's Find An Out is a song about accepting change and moving on from the past. The singer is coming to terms with the fact that they are growing up and wants to find a new start for themselves.
Line by Line Meaning
June's glowing red
The color of the sunset in June is a bright, reddish hue.
Oh strawberry moon
The moon has a pinkish tint, similar to that of a strawberry.
You're always coming back a little older but it looks alright on you
The moon appears to age each time it reappears in the sky, but it still looks beautiful despite any changes.
Let's find an out
Let's find a solution to our problems.
We'll start anew
We'll begin again and leave the past behind.
And with the headlights in your eyes, I see it all over you
The singer can see the hope and determination in the other person's eyes, even in the darkness.
Burn out when you want
Let yourself burn out whenever you're ready, and don't try to force things.
Something that's lost belongs to you
If you've lost something, it's still a part of you and you have the power to reclaim it.
Someone should pay for it, Well I don't know who
There may be consequences for our actions, but it's not always clear who should bear that burden.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Lindsey Jordan
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@tehgentlegiant
June’s glowing red
Oh strawberry moon
You’re always coming back a
Little older but it looks alright on you
Let’s find an out
We’ll start anew
And with the headlights in your eyes
I see it all over you
Burn out when you want
Something that’s lost belongs to you
Someone should pay for it
Well I don’t know who
@tropicwave1
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Let’s Find An Out
Snail Mail
Produced by Jake Aron
Album: Lush
[Verse 1]
June's glowing red
Oh, strawberry moon
You're always coming back a little older
But it looks alright on you
[Verse 2]
Let's find an out
We'll start anew
With the headlights in your eyes
I see it all over you
[Verse 3]
Burn out when you want
Something that's lost belongs to you
If someone should pay for it
Well, I don't know who
Who
Bass – Alex Bass
Drums – Ray Brown
Guitar, Vocals, Songwriter – Lindsey Jordan
℗ & © 2018 Matador Records
Released:
08 Jun 2018
@RebornLegacy
I remember Snail Mail saying in an interview that she wrote this song on the spot. I just find it amazing that something so impactful (to me at least) was written so quickly. I don't know what the lyrics mean (I'm pretty sure they don't mean anything) but the song is evocative nonetheless and certain lines jump out at me like "someone should pay for it, well I don't know who."
Gives me the vibe of someone whose been hurt with no one to heal them. Just a vulnerable, beautiful little song by Snail Mail.
@davlor86
I mean the girl started playing guitar and getting into music since she was like 7 or something, she is a musical prodigy
@daddy8518
It definitely has meaning lol ❤
@calebknott8021
She has such a harmonically sophisticated ear for someone so young. It's so beautiful.
@lequinntessential
Undeniably the best track off the album. Those guitar riffs are like cathartic beams of healing energy coursing through your ear drums, and they change up their routine throughout the song, which was kept short at 2 minutes plus, so that the song doesn't sound like a flat, mundane drab. Efficient.
@davlor86
Lindsey’s voice is impeccable here ❤️ amazing guitar too
@tehgentlegiant
June’s glowing red
Oh strawberry moon
You’re always coming back a
Little older but it looks alright on you
Let’s find an out
We’ll start anew
And with the headlights in your eyes
I see it all over you
Burn out when you want
Something that’s lost belongs to you
Someone should pay for it
Well I don’t know who
@starylize
thank you!
@saltyparabolas9561
Snail Mail has cured my collection of mental illnesses, keeps me hydrated, and has exfoliated my skin. I am so goddamn hype it ain't even funny.
@SuperBreey
But actually tho