FUV Live Sessions

Episode 98: Snail Mail

FUV Live Sessions

Show Notes

Lindsey Jordan, also known as Snail Mail, joined WFUV host Alisa Ali to talk about her third full-length album, Ricochet, how a Charlie Kaufman movie inspired this mortality-themed project, how she came back a stronger singer after surgery to remove polyps on her vocal chords and how she achieved her goals to level up both her singing and guitar playing on this latest record.

Songs: Dead End, Tractor Beam and My Maker

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