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Cat: OLE 1785LPEGOLD. Rel: 8 Nov 21
Indie/Alternative

Side 1 - Track 1. ValentineSide 1 - Track 2. Ben FranklinSide 1 - Track 3. HeadlockSide 1 - Track 4. Light BlueSide 1 - Track 5. Forever (Sailing)Side 2 - Track 1. MadonnaSide 2 - Track 2. C Et AlSide 2 - Track 3. GlorySide 2 - Track 4. AutomateSide 2 - Track 5. Mia

It's Lindsey Jordan's second album under the Snail Mail guise. And, just like the namesake service, it's not rushed, at times feels a little unpredictable, and has an air of familiarity that's bound to put listeners at ease. Not that the immediately inviting, often-sweet soft rock instrumentation should be taken at face value. Valentine is an ode to love in a multitude of definitions, but the vast majority of them are in dire need of a little TLC. Not broken, just unkept and taken for granted.

Well, OK, in some instances things are beyond repair - at least one song here is concerned with the horrific feeling of finding out your former-love is now with a current love, which isn't you. On the whole, though, there's a theme of redemption running through the music on this record. That, and the realities of coming of age in the lens of the music and lifestyle press after debut LP Hush exploded before you turned 20.