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Snail Mail Announces First Album in Five Years, Ricochet, Shares New Single “Dead End” and Spring Tour

Branden Zavaleta
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Lindsey Jordan has announced her third studio album, Ricochet, the first in five years. Due out March 27, the release comes after 2021’s Valentine, which was well recieved as a maturation of her indie-rock sound.

Her 2021 Valentine tour was interupted by vocal cord surgery and months of intensive speech therapy.

“I’ve been going to speech therapy weekly and these surgeon follow-ups, doing a lot of exercises every single day with my vocals, and reteaching myself—with speech therapy and discipline and exercise—correct speaking techniques. And we haven’t even gotten into singing yet! But that’s supposed to start soon. I just got cleared yesterday, actually, in my second follow up with my surgeon, that everything is looking good and everything will be on time with the tour, which is cool! I’ll be honest, I was not expecting that.”

– Lindsey Jordan to Pitchfork.

Since then, Jordan has kept a lower profile, prioritizing recovery, mental health, and long-term sustainability over constant output. In late 2020, she spent time in rehab to reset creatively and mentally. In 2023, she released Valentine (Demos), gradually returning to touring, she curated Baltimore’s Valentine Fest, and appeared in the 2024 film I Saw the TV Glow. That stretch of regrouping now leads into Ricochet, described by Matador Records as a return to “clarity and control.”

The announcement comes alongside the album’s lead single “Dead End” and a North American and UK tour scheduled to begin this spring.

Ricochet Tracklist

  1. Tractor Beam
  2. My Maker
  3. Light On Our Feet
  4. Cruise
  5. Agony Freak
  6. Dead End
  7. Butterfly
  8. Nowhere
  9. Hell
  10. Ricochet
  11. Reverie

Snail Mail 2026 Tour Dates

Snail Mail’s supporting tour kicks off April 10 in Milwaukee and runs through mid-May, with a final UK date in London scheduled for June. She’ll be joined by Sharp Pins, Avalon Emerson and The Charm, Swirlies, Armlock, and Rocket on select dates.

04/10 — Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall †
04/11 — Chicago, IL @ The Riviera Theatre †^
04/12 — Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre †^
04/13 — Toronto, ON @ The Concert Hall †^
04/15 — Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount †~
04/16 — Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore †○
04/17 — Boston, MA @ Big Night Live †○
04/18 — Baltimore, MD @ Union Collective Parking Lot †○
04/20 — Saxapahaw, NC @ Haw River Ballroom †
04/21 — Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel †
04/22 — Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse †
04/24 — Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall (Downstairs) †
04/25 — Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater †
04/26 — Austin, TX @ Stubb’s †
04/28 — Oklahoma City, OK @ The Tower Theatre †
04/30 — Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren †&
05/01 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern †%
05/02 — San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park †&
05/04 — San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield †%
05/05 — Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades †&
05/07 — Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom †&
05/08 — Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre †&
05/09 — Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre †&
05/11 — Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall †&
05/13 — Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre †&
05/15 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Block Party
06/26 — London, UK @ Electric Ballroom

† — with Sharp Pins
^ — with Avalon Emerson and The Charm
○ — with Swirlies
& — with Armlock
% — with Rocket

Ricochet Pre-Order &v Merch

The album, in gold vinyl, black vinyl, and CD, can be pre-ordered from Matador’s site, along with a tee here1.

Ricochet is out March 27 via Matador Records. “Dead End” is streaming now.

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