Snail Mail : Valentine (Ltd Gold Vinyl)On 'Valentine', her second album, Lindsey Jordan solidifies and defines this trajectory in a blaze of glory. In ten songs, written over 2019 2020 by Jordan alone, we are taken on an adrenalising odyssey of genuine originality in an era in which 'indie' music has been reduced to gentle, homogenous pop composed mostly by ghost writers. Made with careful precision, 'Valentine' shows an artist who has chosen to take her time. The reference points are

Angolan/French/British rapper Octavian's second full-length release

Navy Blue) - Earl Sweatshirt (2

while Henki is influenced

it consists of 15 tracks

End of Line - Fear Factory

Spiral - Olafur Arnalds

Pony' is Rex Orange County's follow up to 2017's 'Apricot Princess'

Can't Wait - BJ the Chicago Kid (4

Adagissimo (Gustav Mahler) - Berliner Philharmoniker

We Love You - The Psychedelic Furs (3

- Gruff Rhys

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