![]() As much as teenhood can feel like an emotional prison, and heartbreak like the end of the world, Jordan seems to be finding a way to muscle through it all. She seems to sense it, too: Her vocals are strong and determined, her guitar riffs anthemic. Of course, expressing oneself so candidly without fear of ridicule can be daunting, especially for young women, so even as Jordan is caught up in the bruisings of first love, her assertiveness is a triumph in itself. “I know myself and I’ll never love anyone else,” she sings frankly. She knows there’s more out there for her, but is still snared in unrequited love. Lyrically, Jordan’s quite the pragmatist-she doesn’t water down her emotions, nor does she overblow them. “It just feels like the same party every weekend, doesn’t it?” she muses on “Pristine,” the lead single from her forthcoming debut album, Lush. Dont you like me for me Is there any better feeling than coming clean And I know myself and Ill never love. The visuals were an unexpected complement to Jordan’s music-as Snail Mail, she writes songs that combat the acute smallness of suburban youth, filling in empty space with punk-inflected guitar and imagining vantages from which everything feels bigger and more beautiful. Video clip and lyrics Pristine by Snail Mail. Earlier this year, Lindsey Jordan performed songs from her 2016 EP, Habit, at a venue in Philadelphia behind her, a projected video cycled through images of mountain vistas and underwater caves. Lush comes out on June 8 via Matador Records. But when watching Snail Mail perform on stage, or hearing how a song like "Pristine" can unwind poetically with such fearlessness, it's clear Lush represents the beginning for a musician with so much to say. Like most Snail Mail songs, 'Pristine' is a showcase for Jordans exceptional guitar work, reflecting her years of classical training and studying alongside Mary Timony (Helium, Ex Hex).That comes. Rarely can we witness the creative progression unfold from prodigious potential to fully realized vision so quickly. ![]() While producer with Jake Aron and engineer Johnny Shenka provide subtle instrumental adornments throughout Lush, "Pristine" builds energized tension from her bandmates, drummer Ray Brown and bassist Alex Bass, giving Jordan's voice poignant weight as she sings, "Who do you change for? Who's top of your world? And out of everyone, who's your type of girl?" That comes through in her complex chord voicings and spacious tunings, and in the distorted strums she unfurls in climactic moments. Like most Snail Mail songs, "Pristine" is a showcase for Jordan's exceptional guitar work, reflecting her years of classical training and studying alongside Mary Timony (Helium, Ex Hex). ![]() Later, Jordan admits that even if they can't be together ("We can be anything, even apart"), her love and her sadness will coexist and linger: "And if you do find someone better, I'll still see you in everything / For always, tomorrow, and all the time," she sings. As she works through insecurities and things she should change, she also appeals for honesty, asking, "Don't you like me for me? Is there any better feeling than coming clean?" before declaring, "And I know myself, and I'll never love anyone else," with a lump in her throat. A love song and a tale of what could have been, "Pristine" finds Jordan pining for someone close, and second-guessing herself when her sentiments go unreciprocated. ![]()
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