11/27/2022 0 Comments Snail mail bandBlogs compared her to music giants like Hayley Williams, Alvvays, Sonic Youth, and most notably, 90’s legend, Liz Phair. As I awaited the main attraction, mostly surrounded by males, I replayed lines I had read from world-renowned music blogs. It’s quite possible that after reading article upon article, each of which praises Jordan’s debut, I was going through a bit of new artist fatigue. I mean, the girl is selling out shows left and right. It’s inspiring, especially as someone who identifies with all of the above. Snail Mail, or Lindsey Jordan, is a young queer woman who’s just recently put out her critically acclaimed debut album, Lush. I’ve always been a proponent of the idea that music is, or at least should be, ageless, genderless, raceless… so it’s a damn delight to see the overwhelmingly positive responses to Snail Mail. Yet at Sunday’s show, rather than worrying about waking up for first period on time, those folks in attendance were worried about tomorrow’s sneaky hangover and obnoxious bosses. As I stood in the back of the crowd at the Bootleg Theater on Sunday night, my mind couldn’t help but wonder “Why is it that mostly mid-twenty to mid-thirty-year-olds flocked to the Bootleg to see the 19-year-old indie sensation, Snail Mail.” The show was all ages, but why was there such an imbalance in age within the crowd? I suppose it was a school night, and of course, we’ve all been there we’d plead and beg our parents to let us stay out past curfew to catch our favorite artist before they were whisked away to the next stop on tour.
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