"Thinning" by Snail Mail Might Cure My Senioritis
Warning: angst And by cure I mean relate to so strongly that when Lindsey Jordan’s guitar screams through my earbuds walking down the hallway I kind of forget that high school is killing me. It helps that Jordan was also 17 when the song was released, although this similarity makes me feel really inadequate as I type on Google Docs while avoiding AP Calculus work. At this point in my existence, just four days into my senior year, I really cannot wait to move out and on with my life. By fifth period everyday I cannot help but feel like the school day is an utter waste of my time and energy, and I’m struggling to come to terms with this fact. How original, to be a teenager that hates high school. It’s a right of passage, I guess. At least I’m finding solace in the fact that this four verse Snail Mail demo understands me in a way my guidance counselor never will. The track has no chorus but no one would even notice. The lyrics may be simple and dismal, but ultimately surpass ...