Snail Mail Launches New Album, “Ricochet” at Turner Hall, Milwaukee

4/10/26 Turner Hall, Milwaukee WI

A chilly spring Milwaukee night brought indie fans together to see the first stop of Snail Mail’s tour.

Set to start at 8, fans lined up in down town Milwaukee outside Turner Hall Ballroom with the hopes of catching barricade for the upcoming show.

Turner Hall sits steps away from the riverwalk of downtown Milwaukee and right across from arena Fiserv Forum. Originally  built in 1882 by the city’s German-American Turner Society, the venue evolved from a place of gymnastics and political gatherings into one of the city’s most distinctive live music venues. Designed by Henry C. Koch, the hall’s large ballroom, with its high ceilings, balcony, and natural acoustics, made it an ideal space for performances even in its early years, when it hosted dances and musical events for the local community. Over time, Turner Hall has been shifted, with a stronger focus on concerts and weddings, attracting a wide range of touring artists across genres.

Once the doors opened, fans filed into the historic venue, reaching for the barricade and filling the few chairs available. From 7 to 8 the venue slowly began filling up until the was a comfortable sized crowd for the opener.

Chicago IL based, Sharp Pins, the solo work of Kai Slater, started the night off. Known for its 60s sound mixed with pop punk and indie rock, they certainly were the perfect opener for Snail Mail. Debuted with self released, “Turtle Rock,” in 2023 and followed with, “Radio DDR,” in 2024 and, “Balloon, Balloon, Balloon,” in 2025.

Slater credits most his inspiration to The Beatles, mentioning in an interview with Demo Magazine, “I’ve always been influenced by the Beatles and The Who. That was the core of what I was trying to write for a lot of my life, so I was like, I’ll try to hone in on that in my solo music.” These influences were visible in Sharp Pin’s performance, with Beatles’ like shouts, twangy riffs, and that 60s-70s feel you just can’t place throughout their set.

Following Sharp Pins, and what the growing crowd came for, was, of course, the indie rock brainchild of singer-songwriter Lindsey Jordan: Snail Mail. This 2026 tour is one celebrating and supporting the album, “Ricochet,” the first album in five years from Snail Mail.

Jordan first broke through as a teenager with the EP Habit before her 2018 debut album Lush. Emerging from the DIY scenes of Maryland, Jordan established herself as a defining voice in modern indie rock, mixing sharp guitar work with diaristic lyrics about love, identity, and growing up. By the time Jordan released her sophomore album Valentine in 2021, she had expanded her sound into something fuller and more emotionally volatile, cementing Snail Mail as not just a bedroom project, but a continually evolving artist.

Starting the night, Snail Mail opened with, “Tractor Beam,” the opening track of, “Ricochet,” which Jordan recently debuted on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Following, the setlist went as follows, with a handful of live debuts;

1. My Maker

2. Heat Wave

3. Hell (Live Debut)

4. Speaking Terms

5. Nowhere

6. Dead End

7. Automate

8. Cruise (Live Debut)

9. Headlock

10. Agony Freak (Live Debut)

11. Glory

12. Butterfly (Live Debut)

13. Valentine

14. Reverie (Live Debut)

15. Light on Our Feet (Live Debut)

16. Ricochet

17. Thinning

18. Pristine

For this being the first show of the Ricochet Tour, and with Ricochet itself having been out for less than a month, the level the audience was engaging by was thrilling. From the start of Tractor Beam to the end of Pristine, it was clear that fans had already formed a deep connection with the new album. The crowd seemed to have a sway throughout the venue, with fans dancing, laughing, and fully immersing themselves in what is Snail Mail.

As the final notes of Pristine faded, the energy in the room lingered as fans began to slowly pour out of the historic venue. For a tour just beginning, it already feels like something fans won’t soon forget.