Ricochet is the third studio album by the American indie rock musician Snail Mail, released on March 27, 2026, by Matador Records.
The artwork was done by Momma frontwoman Etta Friedman.
Background and recording Jordan recounted the album's songwriting process to Guitar.com: "I spent probably four years trying to optimise my process. I worked super slowly, really trying to figure out what it was going to be. I was trying to write every day on tour, and I ended up putting together maybe nine of the 11 songs, including writing the vocal melodies before there was a single lyric."
The album was produced by Momma bassist Aron Kobayashi Ritch at Fidelitorium Recordings in North Carolina, which is owned by musical artist Mitch Easter. Jordan used a wide array of guitar amplifiers from Ritch's personal collection on the recording, including but not limited to a 1970s tweed Fender Princeton, a Twin Reverb, a Vox AC30 and an Orange combo amplifier.
Music and lyrics Some of the album's guitar work has drawn comparisons to Goo Goo Dolls. Jordan stated that the song "Agony Freak" was influenced by American indie rock band Pinback. The album's lyrical themes include uncertainty, time and insignificance.
Critical reception
Elsewhere, the aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave the album a weighted average of 7.2 out of 10 based on a sample of fourteen critical reviews.
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Musicians
Lindsey Jordan – vocals, guitar, string arrangements (all tracks), Mellotron (track 2), piano (10) Alex Bass – bass (all tracks), Wurlitzer (8) Ray Brown – drums Aron Kobayashi Ritch – string arrangements, trumpet arrangements, guitar, sampling, slide guitar, ambience, bells, percussion, synthesizers, theremin, drum programming, organ, Optigan, Mellotron (all tracks); Wurlitzer (2–4, 8) Rohan Chander – string arrangements Metropolis Ensemble – strings (1–3, 10) Andrew Cyr – artistic direction, conductor Henry Wang – violin Lydia Hong – viola Cong Wu – viola Jia Kim – cello Sebastian Owen Jones – double bass (3), piano (6, 7, 10), Wurlitzer (11) Nicole Davis – trumpet (4)
Technical and design
Aron Kobayashi Ritch – production, engineering, mixing Alex Bass – additional production Hayden Ticehurst – engineering assistance Tanner Wallace – engineering assistance Mitch Easter – additional vocal engineering Matt Colton – mastering Etta Friedman – album art, design, layout, photography
Charts + Chart performance for Ricochet Chart (2026) Peakposition UK Albums Sales (OCC) 56
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