Cerulean Salt, by Waxahatchee

Cerulean Salt

by Waxahatchee

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Quiet It's a great album for fun summer days. I'm definitely busting this out for the next pool party, road trip, etc. Favorite track: Swan Dive.

Tinj <heart eyes emoji> Favorite track: Hollow Bedroom.

godblessica Just found this project and I'm obsessed! Favorite track: Swan Dive.

FLu One hell of an album. Love it. Favorite track: Misery Over Dispute.

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1.	Hollow Bedroom 01:51	buy track
2.	Dixie Cups and Jars 03:36	buy track
3.	Lips and Limbs 02:37	buy track
4.	Blue Pt. II 02:19	buy track
5.	Brother Bryan 02:36	buy track
6.	Coast to Coast 01:46	buy track
7.	Tangled Envisioning 02:27	buy track
8.	Misery Over Dispute 01:45	buy track
9.	Lively 02:32	buy track
10.	Waiting 01:41	buy track
11.	Swan Dive 03:14	buy track
12.	Peace and Quiet 02:37	buy track
13.	You're Damaged 03:33	buy track

about

On her second full-length record as Waxahatchee, former P.S. Eliot singer Katie Crutchfield’s compelling hyper-personal poetry is continuously crushing. Cerulean Salt follows last January’s American Weekend -- a collection of minimal acoustic-guitar pop written and recorded in a week at her family’s Birmingham home.

On this new record, Crutchfield’s songs continue to be marked by her sharp, hooky songwriting; her striking voice and lyrics that simultaneously seem hyper-personal yet relentlessly relatable, teetering between endearingly nostaglic and depressingly dark. But whereas before the thematic focus of her songcraft was on break ups and passive-aggressive crushing, this record reflects on her family and Alabama upbringing. And whereas American Weekend was mostly just Crutchfield and her guitar, Cerulean Salt is occasionally amped up, with a full band and higher-fi production.

At times, Cerulean Salt creeps closer to the sound of PS Eliot: moody, 90s-inspired rock backed by Keith Spencer and Swearin’ guitarist Kyle Gilbride on drums and bass. The full band means fleshed-out fuzzy lead guitars on “Coast to Coast”, its poppy hook almost masking its dark lyrics. Big distorted guitars and deep steady drums mark songs like “Misery over Dispute” and “Waiting”.

There’s plenty of American Weekend‘s instrospection and minimalism to be found, though. “Blue Pt. II” is stripped down, Crutchfield and her sister Alison (of Swearin’) singing in harmony with deadpan vox. She’s still an open booking, musing on self-doubt versus self-reliance, transience versus permanence. “Peace and Quiet” ebbs and flows from moody, minimal verses to a sing-song chorus. “Swan Dive” tackles nostalgia, transience, indifference, regret — over the a minimal strum of an electric-guitar, the picking at a chirpy riff and the double-time tapping of a muted drum. The album closes with a haunting acoustic-guitar reflection on “You’re Damaged,” possibly the best Waxahatchee song to date.

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released March 5, 2013

Recorded by Kyle Gillbride
Photography and layout by Ryan Russell

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Waxahatchee Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Katie Crutchfield’s southern roots are undeniable. The name of her solo musical project Waxahatchee comes from a creek not far from her childhood home in Alabama and seems to represent both where she came from and where she’s going.

shows

Apr 13

Motel Mozaique

Rotterdam, Netherlands
Apr 13

Elbphilharmonie - Kleiner Saal

Hamburg, Germany
Apr 14

Motel Mozaïque • MOMO

Rotterdam, Netherlands
Apr 15

Zonnehuis

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Apr 16

Bourla Schouwburg

Antwerp, Belgium
Apr 17

Earth Theatre (upstairs)

London, UK
Apr 18

Earth Theatre (upstairs)

London, UK
Apr 20

Brighton Komedia

Brighton, UK
Apr 21

New Century Hall

Manchester, UK
Apr 22

Pepper Canister Church

Dublin, Ireland
Apr 23

Pepper Canister Church

Dublin, Ireland
Apr 24

Black Box

Belfast, UK
Apr 25

Pepper Canister Church

Dublin, Ireland
Dec 02

Hard Rock Hotel - Cancun

Cancun, Mexico

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