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Waxahatchee review – warm, rousing anthems about embracing change
Katie Crutchfield and her band bask in a rolling sound with smoky twangs and divine harmonies, creating affinity among her fans by leaning into the lessons of mid-30s life
That April, a viral tweet from author Jia Tolentino perfectly summed up the experience that Crutchfield’s newly expanded fanbase was craving: “Just imagine … you’re standing in a big warm crowd, two songs into hearing this Waxahatchee album live, your friend wiggles back through next to you and hands you a beer, you say ‘thanks dog I got the next one,’ you take simultaneous sips and go on vibing :’)” Select UK audiences got something close to that last April, when Crutchfield played two solo shows in east London that dwelled on Saint Cloud and debuted songs from its follow-up, this year’s Tigers Blood. Rather than pivot again, Crutchfield refined the Saint Cloud sound on Tigers Blood, and the lyrics – often about overcoming a self-defeating nature, or the rewarding project of long-term love – also spoke to the work of cultivating one’s life over time.
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