Snail Mail in Bangkok. Sounds odd, and it was odd. Or "cool", as Lindsey Jordan said in her brief introductory words. She did not talk much, even when she left the stage, in a bit of a moody way, or shy or who knows. It does not matter, though, this is about music, not about profiling people...
The gig was powerful, yet one had the impression that the audio monitoring was not great. The voice... always the voice. But maybe it is just intended, and it is meant to sound like that. Nico, etc.
Snail Mail are a powerful and fresh rebirth of the best virtues of noise-rock, guitar-driven bands, and a beautiful sense of melodies building webs of ups and downs, bringing the ears to unexpected places, all put together with alarming simplicity and, again, beauty.
In 2018, Snail Mail offer a similar set ot emotions as the ones one felt in the mid 90s when Pavement where at their peak, or Throwing Muses. There is a fantastic weird elegance to the way Lindsey Jordan acts on stage, an amazing confidence. It is appaling how she deploys her skills with the guitar, how she sounds so focused and precise, sort of a extremely young talented Neil Young. It was amazing to witness this genius live in such a small venue.
50 years went by and still The Velvet Underground remains one of the main sources of inspiration for the best rock bands offering decency and commitment onstage.
Thanks!
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