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Snail Mail
12+ albums
indieindie rockLo-Fiindie popfolk
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Snail Mail is the indie rock solo project of Lindsey Erin Jordan, an American guitarist and singer-songwriter born on June 16, 1999. Originally from Ellicott City, Maryland, Jordan began performing as Snail Mail in 2015 at the age of 15 and gained attention with the extended play "Habit" in 2016. After signing with Matador Records, Snail Mail released the debut studio album "Lush" in 2018, followed by the second studio album "Valentine" in 2021. A third studio album, "Ricochet," is scheduled for release on March 27, 2026. Lindsey Jordan was raised in Ellicott City, Maryland. Her mother owns a lingerie store and her father works for a textbook publisher. Jordan was raised in the Roman Catholic faith and began playing guitar at the age of five. She played guitar in her church band and school jazz band and also participated in hockey during her youth. She became interested in punk rock after seeing Paramore on the Riot! tour at age eight and began writing songs in the seventh grade, booking her own performances at restaurants and coffee shops. In 2018, Jordan was admitted to St. Joseph's College in Brooklyn but decided not to attend to focus on her music career. Jordan released the self-recorded EP "Stick" in 2015 with Snail Mail, joined by Ryan Vieira on bass and Shawn Durham on drums. The band performed its first live show in October 2015 at Baltimore's Unregistered Nurse festival alongside Sheer Mag, Screaming Females, and Priests. Following a short tour in July 2016, Snail
