{"id":159778,"date":"2019-09-19T06:21:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T22:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/?p=159778"},"modified":"2024-12-01T20:25:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T12:25:37","slug":"snail-mail-lush-music-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/snail-mail-lush-music-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Indie rock singer-songwriter Snail Mail talks about becoming a full-time musician at the age of 19"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re into 90s indie rock and the trending bedroom pop<\/a> music, or if you\u2019re a fan of artists like Fazerdaze<\/a> and TOPS<\/a>, then the 19-year-old American indie musician Snail Mail might interest you. Described as \u201cthe future sound of indie rock\u201d by Pitchfork,\u00a0 we chatted with Snail Mail about finding her inspiration and becoming a full-time artist at a young age.<\/p>\n

An interview with Snail Mail<\/h3>\n

Snail Mail, real name Lindsey Jordan, started to gain significant traction in the indie music scene after releasing her first self-recorded EP Sticki in 2015 and another EP titled Habit through Sister Polygon Records. In September 2017, the then 18-year-old got signed by Matador Records (the label behind Yo La Tengo, Belle and Sebastian and Cat Power) and later presented to the world her dynamic and sharply assembled debut full-length album Lush – with deeply personal love songs about crushes and break-ups.<\/p>\n

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Snail Mail will be playing in Hong Kong at TTN this October<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hi, Lindsey. Congrats on your first Asia tour! How do you feel now that you\u2019re playing to bigger crowds?<\/h3>\n

Thank you! It\u2019s so rewarding and strange! No amount of hard work or time being put in will ever make it feel like it isn\u2019t some kind of weird overnight accident.<\/p>\n

What was a defining moment when you realised that Snail Mail had really blown up and music making will be your path?<\/h3>\n

A month or so before committing to a college, I realised that I would have to put all of my energy and time into music, therefore forcing me to pick between music and school. I never thought it would be a viable full time job up until that exact moment.<\/p>\n

You started playing guitar at a really young age, what sort of motivated you?<\/h3>\n

I wanted an outlet for my creativity and energy that I could have to myself. Team sports couldn\u2019t fill that void for me and I knew I needed something that was entirely mine.<\/p>\n