
Links to pre-order the LP are available here as well directly on Bandcamp. Valentine arrives November 5th via Matador Records. You always know where to find me when you change your mind” So why’d you wanna erase me, darling valentine? As a brutally honest break-up song, “Valentine” shows how far Jordan has come as a songwriter, and how she’s matured since those early releases:įuck being remembered, I think I was made for you When the song kicks into gear for the chorus, it’s that same Snail Mail energy fans have come to expect with loud guitar and Jordan’s voice soaring. Jordan’s voice has never sounded better, especially over the lush opening synths. This week, Jordan shared the title track, and in almost every way it’s a positive evolution of the Snail Mail sound. After the acclaim and tours that followed Lush, Jordan spent some time in rehab in Arizona where she began to craft her upcoming sophomore LP, Valentine. With a fantastic debut EP, Habit, and a fully realized LP, Lush, Jordan’s music has found wide appeal among music fans. It’s incredible to look back and see what she has already accomplished. It seems like Lindsey Jordan’s project Snail Mail has been around for ages, but she’s only 22. RIYL: Waxahatchee, Japanese Breakfast, Girlpool Snail Mail – “Valentine” (Baltimore, USA) Pre-orders and pre-saves are available here. How can you separate the blood from within?”ĭuffy’s new album, Fun House, arrives October 22nd via Saddle Creek Records. Their words are reminders to not give into sadness and to hold on to every memory while still living to create new ones: Duffy’s voice, though, is what carries the song, stirring our emotions with gentle textures while the lyrics crush our hearts. The light soundscape is breathtaking, like watching the sunrise on a spring morning. With just a lovely piano and Sasami Ashworth on backing vocals supporting Duffy’s delicately finger-plucked guitar and stunning vocal, the song is a master class in simplicity.

They are a maestro, a poet, and a storyteller, and these traits come together on “Graves”. To call Duffy an artist would understate the Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter’s abilities. The one constant is their sensational songwriting, which often is poetic yet grounded in the here and now. No matter how Meg Duffy chooses to communicate stories as Hand Habits, whether it’s through dazzling synth-pop ( “Aquamarine”) or a rapturous folk-rocker ( “No Difference”), they always find ways to touch our soul. RIYL: Julien Baker, Adrianne Lenker, Bedouine SASAMI) (Los Angeles & Upstate New York, USA) or more music this weekend, spin our Songs of September playlist, which is on Spotify and SoundCloud. Some have already achieved indie fame while many are positioned to break out this year. 130 is an all-alumni edition, featuring some of music’s finest songwriters and bands today.
