Johanna

(In no particular order) 1. Full Control- Snail Mail I could write a three page essay for every song off Snail Mail’s debut Lush without blinking an eye. Without a doubt, I have spent more time with the 16 songs in her catalogue than anything else this year. And I don’t have the slightest remorse. It all started with “Pristine,” Lindsay Jordan’s first single from the new album, in which I listened to it enough to have every lyric at least once drawn on my Physics notes. My anticipation for the full album was tangible, and I couldn’t have been more satisfied. Fantastic coming-of-age tracks like “Heat Wave,” “Stick,” “Speaking Terms,” “Golden Dream,” and “Deep Sea,” (yes I know this half the album), swirled around my conscious for months after the release, and I still re-visit them on the regular. One song that rose above the others for me was the two minute fifty-five second “Full Control.” The drums come in with a snap like being whipped into clarity, which is precisely why ...