Leading up tothe Grammy nominations on Nov. 8, Rolling Stone is breaking down 13 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. With many of Americana’s biggest recent Grammy winners (Jason Isbell, Rhiannon Giddens) absent from this year’s …
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Waxahatchee ruminates the past in her poignant new single, “Much Ado About Nothing.” The song marks her first musical offering following the release of her 2024 album, Tigers Blood, in March. The opening verse sees the artist, whose real name is Katie Crutchfield, declare, “You stare directly in my eyes …
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Anohni and the Johnsons, Jessica Pratt, and Waxahatchee will appear at Big Ears Festival next year. Taking place on March 27 through 30 in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, the stacked lineup also includes Rufus Wainwright, Esperanza Spalding, Taj Mahal, Lankum, Yo La Tengo, Sun Ra Arkestra, Cassandra Jenkins, Wilco’s Nels Cline, …
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While some people are having a Brat summer and bumping “365” by Charli XCX, others are keeping things very demure and very cutesy with Waxahatchee‘s “365” from her latest album, Tiger Blood. The indie musician performed the record during her latest appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, with an introduction from …
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Waxahatchee‘s new video for “Tigers Blood” offers a fly-on-the-wall experience of Katie Crutchfield in the studio. The clip opens with the songwriter recording Tigers Blood at Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas — where she also recorded 2020’s now-classic Saint Cloud — alongside producer Brad Cook. “Check check, hello,” Crutchfield says …
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If you haven’t subscribed to Waxahatchee‘s Substack yet, you’re really missing out. Katie Crutchfield started the newsletter back in January, and though she describes it as “experimental, indiscriminate and rather concept-less,” it’s always worth a read. On Monday, she kicked off the new month with a post titled “sweetness follows,” …
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Waxahatchee took the stage at The Late Show to perform her folk-tinged song “Right Back to It.” The musician, Katie Crutchfield, was joined by her band and collaborator MJ Lenderman, who was part of her most recent LP, Tigers Blood. “Right Back to It” appears on the album and was …
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When Katie Crutchfield finished making Tigers Blood, her sixth album as Waxahatchee, she was struck by a strange, new sensation: It was done, and it was good. “In the past, I’ve anxiously listened to my records before they come out a lot, searching for mistakes — and then of course …
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“Drank someone else’s juice and left only the rind,” Katie Crutchfield boasts on her excellent new Waxahatchee album, Tigers Blood. She’s got a right to sound cocky. The long-time indie-rock underdog hero won herself a lot of new fans with Saint Cloud, her 2020 breakthrough hit, going for a laid-back …
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Waxahatchee makes sense of a needy relationship, but with compassion, in “365.” The new song is off her upcoming album, Tigers Blood, due out March 22. The song feels gentle with its slowly strummed guitars and organ in the background as she sings about how she lifts someone up. “Three …
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