Snail Mail

Maryland singer, songwriter, and guitarist Lindsey Jordan is humble yet brutally honest, and it’s this combination — along with some killer hooks and guitar moves — that has made her an indie pop star before the age of 20. As a young girl growing up in the suburbs of Baltimore, she was classically trained on the guitar, starting at age five. She also had quite a qualified mentor: Mary Timony, the voice behind noise-pop cult faves Helium, was one of her guitar teachers. Along with honing her chops on the six-string, she started to dabble in songwriting, inspired by fellow fierce female musicians like Liz Phair, Paramore’s Hayley Williams and Grouper’s Liz Harris. By 2015, at age 15, she formed the band Snail Mail with bassist Ryan Vieira and drummer Shawn Durham. The trio quickly landed a slot at a Maryland festival for their first performance, playing alongside notable indie artists like Priests and Screaming Females.