Moving from NYC to North Carolina released the creativity for Snail Mail's new album

NPR | By Brianna Scott,

Juana Summers, Tinbete Ermyas

Published March 30, 2026 at 6:17 PM EDT

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Lindsey Jordan of Snail Mail about their new album, Ricochet.

Brianna Scott

Brianna Scott is currently a producer at the Consider This podcast.

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Juana Summers

Juana Summers is a political correspondent for NPR covering race, justice and politics. She has covered politics since 2010 for publications including Politico, CNN and The Associated Press. She got her start in public radio at KBIA in Columbia, Mo., and also previously covered Congress for NPR.

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