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8.3
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8.3 |
Northern Transmissions
The string arrangements, layered carefully through the record, are one of its most exciting additions. They lift the tracks, sweeping through the guitars and giving the whole record a lush quality the beams through
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8.0
144139
8.0 |
Hot Press
Her most accomplished collection to date
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8.0
144130
8.0 |
Beats Per Minute
A masterful record of restraint, realisation, and poetic maturity
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8.0
144131
8.0 |
DIY
A record that lives in the fact that, no matter what, everything changes
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8.0
144132
8.0 |
Uncut
Adapting the lushest textures from'90s alt.rock, grunge and shoegaze, most strikingly on "tractor Beam" and "Dead End", Jordan is ready to take the next step. Print edition only
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8.0
144136
8.0 |
Under The Radar
Mightily beloved and supremely missed, Snail Mail is back with more heart, more soul, and nuance than ever before to offer a view into her growing outlook
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8.0
144137
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Spill Magazine
Ricochet isn’t a reinvention of Snail Mail, but it’s her most polished evolution yet. Despite a few dull moments, Jordan finds homeostasis between gritty indie rock and lush pop hooks – and I’m all here for it
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7.0
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7.0 |
Far Out
Slow and steady yields solid results
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7.0
144134
7.0 |
All Music
Jordan's first album to not feature herself on the cover, Ricochet lives in a contemplative, midtempo state where every song has weight, melodies can blur together, and meaning is found in those few anchors that help one push through the rest of it all
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7.0
144201
7.0 |
No Ripcord
The tragedy of Ricochet is that it follows such a feeble side A, which has the effect of making the whole affair feel like a greater disappointment than it actually is
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6.9
144181
6.9 |
Spectrum Culture
Even though this latest record has the marks of Jordan's best work — insight and precision among them — it ends up mostly allowing the musician to regain her balance before making a proper jump
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6.6
144193
6.6 |
Pitchfork
Lindsey Jordan’s third LP of grungy, dreamy guitar rock aims for the same affective highs and lows of her previous records, but the hooks don’t sink as deep, and the production sounds frustratingly anonymous
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6.0
144135
6.0 |
The Skinny
Combines honest alt-rock with orchestral flourishes
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6.0
144133
6.0 |
Record Collector
While the sharp electric riffs pair neatly with the existential themes of the 26-year-old's lyrics on Agony Freak, its sounds are a little generic in the realm of contemporary indie-rock. Jordan does much better with the warm, Sundays-inspired jangle chords in Tractor Beam and my Maker, the album's high points. Print edition only
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