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Plus The Smile, Bartees Strange, Waxahatchee, Cheekface, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Oct 04, 2024
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the 32nd Songs of the Week of 2024. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Mark Moody, Marina Malin, Matt the Raven, Scotty Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries helped me decide what should make the list. It was a very strong week for new tracks, so we considered over 30 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 14. More
Tigers Blood Out Now via ANTI-
Oct 01, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) released a new album, Tigers Blood, in March via ANTI-. Now she has shared a brand new song, “Much Ado About Nothing.” Anna St. Louis directed the song’s video, which was filmed on tour. More
Festival will take place in Chicago September 20 - 22 with Spoon, Public Enemy, Buzzcocks, SPRINTS, and More
Jun 13, 2024
By Marina Malin
Punk rock and alternative music festival, Riot Fest has announced its 2024 lineup for September 20-22. More
Raleigh, NC Festival in September Also Features Wednesday, Amen Dunes, Indigo De Souza, MJ Lenderman, Guided By Voices, The Jesus Lizard, Ty Segall, Hovvdy, and Others
May 30, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Raleigh, North Carolina’s Hopscotch Music Festival has announced its initial 2024 lineup. Headliners include St. Vincent, Waxahatchee, and Faye Webster. More
Plus Hana Vu, The Lemon Twigs, Cola, Metronomy, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 15, 2024
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the ninth Songs of the Week of 2024. It was a somewhat slow week for new songs, perhaps because a lot of the music industry is at SXSW, but there were more than enough that impressed us. More
Tigers Blood Due Out March 22 via ANTI-
Mar 12, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) is releasing a new album, Tigers Blood, on March 22 via ANTI-. Now she has shared its third single, “365,” via a music video filmed in one continuous shot. More
Plus Boeckner, English Teacher, Parsnip, Ride, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 16, 2024
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the sixth Songs of the Week of 2024. It was a stacked week for new tracks. Vampire Weekend released two songs and they both made the list (and might’ve charted even higher if they had just put out one song and not split the vote). Even most of the honorable mentions are great this week and would’ve made the main list on other weeks. More
Tigers Blood Due Out March 22 via ANTI-
Feb 13, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) is releasing a new album, Tigers Blood, on March 22 via ANTI-. Now she has shared its second single, “Bored,” via a music video. She’s also announced some new European tour dates. More
Plus Ride, Sleater-Kinney, Omni, Youth Lagoon, TORRES, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 12, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the first Songs of the Week of 2024. This week’s list includes songs from the last two weeks, as we didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week due to it being the first week of the year and there not being a lot of worthy songs to consider. But this week the music industry was in full swing, with plenty of important album announcements. More
Tigers Blood Due Out March 22 via ANTI-
Jan 09, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) has announced a new album, Tigers Blood, and shared its first single, “Right Back to It,” which features MJ Lenderman. She’s also announced some new tour dates. More
I Walked With You A Ways Due Out This Friday via ANTI-
Oct 12, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Plains, a new duo consisting of Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) and Jess Williamson, have shared a video for their new single, “Hurricane.” It is the latest release from their forthcoming debut album, I Walked With You A Ways, which will be out this Friday (October 14) via ANTI-. More
Plus Gorillaz and Tame Impala, Crack Cloud, Francis Lung, Alex Lahey, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Sep 02, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone and Caleb Campbell)
Welcome to the 33rd Songs of the Week of 2022. Lots of British artists this week! Including the entire Top 3. This week after much inner-dialogue, we settled on a Top 12. More
I Walked With You A Ways Due Out October 14 via ANTI-
Aug 30, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Plains, a new duo consisting of Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) and Jess Williamson, have shared a video for their new single, “Abilene.” It is the latest release from their forthcoming debut album, I Walked With You A Ways, which will be out on October 14 via ANTI-. More
Plus Guerilla Toss, Brian Eno, Andy Clockwise, The Soft Pink Truth, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 29, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 29th Songs of the Week of 2022. This week saw the return of a 1970s icon and a new joint project from two of our favorite modern singer/songwriters. This week we liked enough tracks to settle on a Top 12. More
I Walked With You A Ways Due Out October 14 via ANTI-, Watch the Video for "Problem With It"
Jul 27, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Plains, a new duo consisting of Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) and Jess Williamson, have announced the release of their debut album, I Walked With You A Ways, which will be out on October 14 via ANTI-. They have also announced a tour in support of the album and have shared a video for the album’s lead single, “Problem With It.” More
Proceeds to Benefit the Reproductive Rights Organization Vote No Kansas
Jul 21, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Kevin Morby and Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) have shared covers of Broadcast’s “Tears in the Typing Pool” and Guided By Voices’ “The Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory.” All proceeds from the covers will support Vote No Kansas, a political action campaign working to prevent the passing of the “Value Them Both” Amendment. If passed, Kansas legislature would be able to completely ban abortion. More
May 24, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Country musician Wynonna and Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) have shared a duet, “Other Side.” It is the first collaboration between the two artists, and it is out now via ANTI-. More
Reissues Will Be Out May 27 via Dead Oceans Alongside Companion EPs
Feb 01, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Bright Eyes (Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, and Nathaniel Wolcott) have announced a reissue of their first three studio albums, A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997, Letting Off the Happiness, and Fevers and Mirrors. Each album will be released alongside a companion EP, which features reworkings of original album tracks. The band has shared three of these reworkings: “Falling Out of Love at This Volume,” “Contrast & Compare” (feat. Waxahatchee), and “Haligh, Haligh, A Lie, Haligh” (feat. Phoebe Bridgers). More
Same History, New Feelings EP Due Out March 4 via ANTI-
Jan 31, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Nashville-based singer Madi Diaz has announced the release of a new EP consisting of four reworkings of songs from her newest album, History of a Feeling. The EP, entitled Same History, New Feelings, will be out on March 4 via ANTI, and it features collaborations with Waxahatchee, Natalie Hemby, Courtney Marie Andrews, and Angel Olsen. Diaz has shared a reworking of the song “Resentment” featuring Waxahatchee. More
El Deafo Apple TV+ Show Premieres January 7
Dec 16, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) has announced the release of her original soundtrack for the upcoming Apple TV+ show El Deafo. She has also shared a single from the soundtrack, “Tomorrow.” El Deafo, based on the New York Times bestseller by Cece Bell, follows a young girl who has recently lost her hearing and is learning to navigate school alongside her superhero alter ego, El Deafo. It will make its Apple TV+ premiere on January 7. More
Supporting Acts Will Be Waxahatchee, Faye Webster, SASAMI, Princess Nokia, and Buzzy Lee
Dec 06, 2021
By Joey Arnone
HAIM have announced a North American tour set for spring 2022. Supporting acts at select dates will be Waxahatchee, Faye Webster, SASAMI, Princess Nokia, and Buzzy Lee. Tickets go on sale this Friday (Dec. 10) at 10 a.m. local time. More
History of a Feeling Out Now via ANTI-
Nov 03, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Nashville-based singer Madi Diaz has shared a remix of “Crying In Public” by electronic pop band MUNA. The original song was featured on her most recent album, History of a Feeling. Diaz has also announced that she will be a supporting act for Waxahatchee on her 2022 tour. More
Japanese Breakfast and Waxahatchee Will Also Each Support One Show
Jun 08, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Bright Eyes (Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, and Nathaniel Wolcott) have announced some new summer tour dates, in what will be their first tour in 10 years. The shows go down this July and August and Lucy Dacus will support all dates. One show will also feature Japanese Breakfast and Waxahatchee will be opening another show. More
Tickets on Sale Friday 10 a.m. EDT; Katy Kirby to Support
Apr 15, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) has announced a new tour to support her most recent album Saint Cloud. The tour begins in September and will feature a performance at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tennessee. Katy Kirby will be the supporting act. Tour tickets will go on sale tomorrow (Apr. 16) at 10 a.m. EDT. More
Saint Cloud +3 Out Now via Merge
Mar 29, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) has released an extended edition of her acclaimed 2020 album, Saint Cloud, in honor of its one-year anniversary and it includes three previously unreleased covers of songs by Lucinda Williams (“Fruits of My Labor”), Dolly Parton (“Light of a Clear Blue Morning”), and Bruce Springsteen (“Streets of Philadelphia”). More
Sundowner Due Out October 16 via Dead Oceans
Sep 01, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Kevin Morby has announced a new album, Sundowner, and shared its first single, “Campfire,” via a video for the song that also features his real life romantic partner, Katie Crutchfield (aka Waxahatchee), who has a brief vocal part in the middle of the video. Morby has also announced a virtual tour where he’ll be performing each of his albums in order. More
Set to Play Her Five-Album Discography, Including Saint Cloud, Out Now via Merge
May 28, 2020
By Lily Guthrie
Katie Crutchfield, better known in indie rock as Waxahatchee, released her latest full-length, Saint Cloud, in March via Merge. More
Whitney Also Cover SWV’s “Rain” and Announce Livestream Concert
May 26, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Whitney (Julien Ehrlich and Max Kakacek) have teamed up with Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) to cover John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads.” The duo have also covered SWV’s “Rain.” More
The Duo Performed Their Own Songs and Covered Songs: Ohia’s “Farewell Transmission”
Apr 14, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) and Kevin Morby have done a four-song set from their home for NPR Music’s Tiny Desk (Home) Concerts series, an adjusted version of NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concerts. They did two Waxahatchee songs from her recent Saint Cloud album (“Fire” and “Lilacs”), Morby’s 2016 gun control song “Beautiful Strangers,” and a cover of Songs: Ohia’s “Farewell Transmission.” More
Saint Cloud Out Now via Merge
Apr 01, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) released a new album, Saint Cloud, last week via Merge. Now she has covered Caroline Polachek’s “So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings” for SiriusXM. More
Saint Cloud Out Now via Merge; Rescheduled Tour Dates Announced
Mar 27, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) has released a new album, Saint Cloud, today via Merge. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing here. Also, yesterday we posted our in-depth interview with Crutchfield about the album and quarantining during COVID-19 and you can read that and earlier this week we posted our rave review of Saint Cloud. Plus she has announced some rescheduled tour dates. More
Plus Margaret Glaspy, Shura, Moaning, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 20, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to the eleventh Songs of the Week of 2020. How’s everyone doing out there? It’s definitely scary times. We know we should stop watching the news, but we can’t stop watching the news. The COVID-19 coronavirus continues to spread and not everyone is taking it seriously enough. More
Saint Cloud Due Out March 27 via Merge
Mar 16, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) is releasing a new album, Saint Cloud, on March 27 via Merge. Now she has shared another song from the album, “Can’t Do Much,” via a video for the track. More
Plus Nap Eyes, Jay Som, Wye Oak, Glass Animals, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 21, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to the seventh Songs of the Week of 2020. Since Monday was President’s Day here in America, it should’ve been a less busy week for new tracks, but there was still plenty to choose from and this week we’ve got 12 songs that we consider the week’s best. More
Saint Cloud Due Out March 27 via Merge
Feb 18, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) is releasing a new album, Saint Cloud, on March 27 via Merge. Now she has shared another song from the album, “Lilacs,” via a video for the track. Ashley Connor directed the clip, which solely features dancer Marlee Grace dancing to the song in an empty warehouse/performance space. More
Plus Sorry, Badly Drawn Boy, Waxahatchee, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 24, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to the third Songs of the Week of 2020. It was a mixed week for new songs. There were certainly some good tracks this week, but few that screamed Top 10 of the week. More
Saint Cloud Due Out March 27 via Merge
Jan 22, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) has announced a new album, Saint Cloud, and shared its first single, “Fire,” via a video for the track. She has also announced some new tour dates. More
Plus Waxahatchee, Hand Habits, and Others
Apr 22, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
The lineup for the 2019 Woodsist Festival has been announced. Put on by the Woodsist label and its flagship band Woods, the festival will feature the 2009 lineup of Woods (featuring Kevin Morby and G Lucas Crane) in honor of the 10th anniversary of the band’s Songs of Shame. Morby will be performing solo as well and the lineup also features Real Estate, Whitney, Waxahatchee, Hand Habits, and others. More
July 24-27, 2019, in Carrboro and Durham, NC - Destroyer, Wye Oak, Waxahatchee, The Mountain Goats, Superchunk, and More
Feb 06, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Merge Records are celebrating their 30th anniversary with a hometown festival July 24-27, 2019, in Carrboro and Durham, NC. The four-day festival is set to feature more than 30 artists and the initial lineup has been announced. More
Great Thunder EP Out Now via Merge
Nov 15, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) has announced some new West Coast tour dates. They go down next February and March. Support will come from Bonny Doon, who will also be her backing band. More
And Nothing Hurt Out Now via Fat Possum and Bella Union
Sep 07, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Spiritualized (aka Jason Pierce and backing band) released a new album, And Nothing Hurt, today via Fat Possum (and Bella Union in the U.K.) and it’s easily our Album of the Week. More
Plus We Were Promised Jetpacks, Saintseneca, Richard Reed Parry, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 20, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Songs of the Week returned last week after a five-week hiatus and now we’re back into the full swing of things. This week’s list features some returning artists who have appeared on other Songs of the Week lists lately, including a repeat #1, as well as some artists making their debut on the list. It all ends with one of the silliest songs to ever make the Songs of the Week list, which will hopefully lift your spirits. More
Great Thunder EP Due Out September 7 via Merge
Jul 17, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) has announced a new EP, Great Thunder, and shared a video for its first single, “Chapel of Pines.” The video features Kevin Morby (although he does not sing on the song). More
What a Time to Be Alive Out Now via Merge
Apr 23, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Superchunk released a new album, What a Time to Be Alive, back in February via Merge. Now they have shared a video for previous single “Erasure,” which features the guest vocals of Stephin Merritt (The Magnetic Fields) and Katie Crutchfield (Waxahatchee), Whitey McConnaughy directed the video, which humorously shows the negative effect President Trump’s tweets can have on people on a day-to-day basis. More
Tell Me How You Really Feel Due Out May 18 via Mom + Pop/Marathon Artists/Milk! Records
Mar 20, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Australian singer/songwriter/guitarist Courtney Barnett is releasing a new album, Tell Me How You Really Feel, on May 18. Now she has announced some new fall tour dates. They mainly happen this October and Waxahatchee will support. More
Plus Lord Huron, Kevin Morby and Waxahatchee, Franz Ferdinand, Loma, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 26, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
After two weeks of a plethora of tracks vying to be one of our Songs of the Week, this week the pickings were slimmer. Thus this week we have only nine best songs, instead of 10. There were also a lot of covers this week. More
“Farewell Transmission” and “The Dark Don’t Hide It” Covered to Benefit MusiCares
Jan 25, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Kevin Morby and Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) have teamed up to cover two songs by Jason Molina, who died in 2013. The digital 7-inch is being released via Dead Oceans, with proceeds going to MusiCares, which “was established by the Recording Academy to safeguard the health and well-being of all music people.” More
Out in the Storm Out Now via Merge
Jul 24, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) released a new album, Out in the Storm, a couple of weeks back via Merge. It was our Album of the Week. Now she has shared a dreamy video for “Recite Remorse” and announced some November tour dates. More
Issue 61 Also Includes Interviews with The War on Drugs, The National, Broken Social Scene, Slowdive vs. Ariel Pink, Phoenix, Beach House, and Much More
Jul 18, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our Summer 2017 Issue, which is out now digitally via Under the Radar’s app and the magazine app Readly. The print version has shipped out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon (as well as available soon digitally via the magazine app Zinio). The issue features Grizzly Bear on the cover. More
Out in the Storm Out Today via Merge
Jul 14, 2017
By Matthew Berlyant
In the past, Waxahatchee, the solo project of former P.S. Eliot singer/songwriter Katie Crutchfield, was easy to like, but hard to love. Though her previous three albums have songs that rival anything on here, she’s never made an artistic statement so strong from start to finish. More
Out in the Storm Due Out July 14 via Merge
May 08, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) is releasing a new album, Out in the Storm, on July 14 via Merge. Now she has announced some new U.S. tour dates for July and August that feature her full backing band. More
"Our First 100 Days" Will Include a New Song Every Day for the First 100 Days of Donald Trump's Presidency
Apr 28, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
“Our First 100 Days” is an anti-President Donald Trump project. The good folks behind the “30 Days, 30 Songs” anti-Trump campaign during the election have teamed up with Secretly Group for “Our First 100 Days.” More
Out in the Storm Due Out July 14 via Merge
Apr 18, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) has announced a new album, Out in the Storm, and shared a video for its first single, “Silver.” Out in the Storm is due out July 14 via Merge. More
Waxahatchee Will Open All Dates
Jan 17, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
The New Pornographers have announced some spring U.S. tour dates. It’s been two-and-a-half years since the band’s last album, 2014’s Brill Bruisers, but a press release promises that “the band will be performing songs from their forthcoming seventh full-length record.” The details of that full-length will be announced soon. Waxahatchee will open all shows. More
Say Yes! A Tribute to Elliott Smith Due Out October 15 via American Laundromat Records
Mar 03, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
American Laundromat Records have announced Say Yes! A Tribute to Elliott Smith, which is due out October 15. The Elliott Smith tribute album will feature newly recorded covers of Smith’s songs by Julien Baker, Amanda Palmer, Jesu/Sun Kil Moon, Yuck, Waxahatchee, Lou Barlow, J Mascis, Adam Franklin of Swervedriver, Tanya Donelly, and others. More
New Album Ivy Tripp Out Now
Apr 03, 2015
By Mike Hilleary
Coinciding with the release of her new album Ivy Tripp this week, musical artist Katie Crutchfield, aka Waxahatchee, has shared a brand new music video featuring her single “Under A Rock.” More
Also Stream Waxahatchee's Ivy Tripp
Mar 30, 2015
By Mike Hilleary
Next week Toro y Moi, aka Chaz Bundick, returns with his newest studio album, What For?, the follow-up to his 2013 LP Anything In Return. More
Jan 12, 2015
By Mike Hilleary
Musical artist Katie Crutchfield, otherwise known as Waxahatchee, has announced the release of her third album, Ivy Tripp, set for release on April 7 via her new label home Merge. More
Jan 22, 2014
By Laura Studarus
Katie Crutchfield, better known as Waxahatchee, has announced a string of dates surrounding her Cochella performances. More
New Tour Dates With Swearin’ Announced
Sep 10, 2013
By Scott Dransfield
Waxahatchee has premiered a new music video for the song “Misery Over Dispute.” The song is taken from the album Cerulean Salt, which was released to acclaim earlier this year. More
Interviews
Mar 26, 2020
By Mark Moody
Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield began her musical recording career in high school with twin sister, Allison. Earlier band P.S. Eliot gave way to Crutchfield’s primary vehicle, Waxahatchee, which she records under today. More
"The thought of outliving everyone I know sounds lonely and tragic but also strangely powerful. It could be the pinnacle of enlightenment and wisdom."
Sep 29, 2017
By Mark Redfern
To end out the week, we ask Waxahatchee (aka singer/songwriter/guitarist Katie Crutchfield) some questions about endings and death. More
Katie Crutchfield discusses Cerulean Salt, cabin recordings, and Great Thunder
May 10, 2013
By Austin Trunick
Only in her early 20s, Katie Crutchfield is already a road-tested indie rock veteran. She’s been forming bands, recording albums, and touring the country with her twin sister, Allison, since they were in high school. More
Reviews
Sep 20, 2024
By Mark Moody
This year’s Hopscotch Music Festival was headlined by Waxahatchee and Snail Mail yet dominated by MJ Lenderman, as Under the Radar’s intrepid onsite team reports More
Mar 21, 2024
By Mark Moody
Sticking with producer Brad Cook from Waxahatchee’s revelatory Saint Cloud, Katie Crutchfield continues her exploration of alt-country trails on Tigers Blood. More
Sep 13, 2018
By Matt the Raven
This is the same Waxahatchee that gave us the splendidly energetic buzz rock of Out in the Storm last year. But you won’t believe it when listening to Great Thunder. More
Apr 10, 2015
By Austin Trunick
Anyone craving a carbon copy sequel to 2013’s exemplary Cerulean Salt should probably re-assess their expectations. Katie Crutchfield was a four-year veteran of punk pop band P.S. Eliot before launching her solo career; now three albums in, she’s still only in her mid-20s. More