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Equally as glittery as it was melancholic, – the aptly titled debut from Maryland indie stalwart Snail Mail (aka Lindsey Jordan) – had a notable ‘lightning in a bottle’-esque quality. It wowed with meticulous production and conscientious songwriting, but it also shone for a dorky queer teen living in the peak of meme culture.

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