Snail Mail dances around in loafers and holds a snake in the video for “Ben Franklin,” the latest single from her upcoming album Valentine.
Similar to the title track she released last month, Lindsey Jordan again refers to her love interest as “honey.” Only instead of the “Valentine” lyric “Let’s go be alone/Where no one can see us honey,” she’s brutally honest on “Ben Franklin”: “Sucker for the pain/Huh, honey?” That vulnerability continues in a later verse, where she admits, “Post rehab i’ve been feeling so small/I miss your attention/I wish I could call.”
Jordan said in a statement that “Ben Franklin” was a step out of her comfort zone — both lyrically and sonically. She also admitted that it felt “only right that the visual accompaniment should include dancing in front of a camera and holding a 10 foot snake close to my face.” (Thankfully, the clip ends with Jordan ditching the snake and playing with an adorable puppy.)
Valentine, Jordan’s highly-anticipated follow-up to 2018’s Lush, arrives on November 5th via Matador. She’ll tour this fall in support of the album, kicking off on November 27th in Richmond, Virginia. She’ll resume the North American tour in the spring, hitting Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, New York on March 7th.
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We aren't sure what sort of pace Boldy James is at right now, but we aren't sure anyone knows. The Detroit product has been unstoppable during this calendar year as he has six projects under his belt. Outside of one (Permanent Ink), every one of Bo's offerings have been collaborative.
RichGains, Chuck Strangers & The Alchemist, V Don, Antt Beatz, and Real Bad Man make up the current fleet of producers he's teamed up with. Now, he's preparing to add another to that seemingly endless list.
Your Boy Posca is his name, and he's actually got some history with Boldy James. Together, they put out 1LB (1 Lucky Bastard) in 2023. However, if you were curious enough to check out so you could have a taste of what they sound like together, you're going to have to pay.
The tape was a physical release only, but it seems to still be available for purchase.
So, for most of you, "Nancy Botwin," the lead single for their EP, Magnolia LeFlore, will most likely be the first offering. But that's not a bad thing because this is a smooth piece of jazz rap. Named after a character in the TV show Weeds, James delivers another detailed street tale of violence and drug dealing.
It's nothing new, but it does hit. Check it out below. Magnolia LeFlore, at 10 tracks, is due out on May 23.
Quotable Lyrics:
We really land like that, my n****
Don't make me bring tears to your mommy eyes
Or break her whole heart in half if I toss you the 'drac
Give her a life time of grief or you'll cause a mistake
Would've been took his chain, when he first got his kit
Tell youngin to give him a pass 'cause I thought it was fake
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