Waxahatchee has given us another taste of Tigers Blood, her new album out next month. The new single, “Bored,” is a surge of upbeat Americana — just watch the excited crowd in the video below, recorded at Devil’s Backbone Tavern in Fischer, Texas. “I can get along — my spine’s …
Read More »Waxahatchee Drops Damn Good Duet With MJ Lenderman, Finally Announces New Album
It’s been three years since we’ve had a new Waxahatchee album, but the wait is over: Katie Crutchfield will release Tigers Blood on March 22 via Anti-. Crutchfield previewed the long-awaited album with the lead single “Right Back to It,” a duet with Wednesday’s MJ Lenderman. It’s an Americana burner …
Read More »How Jess Williamson Tapped Into a Higher Power
A t the height of the pandemic, Jess Williamson found herself taking long walks with her neighbor Natalie Mering, who performs as Weyes Blood. “I had met her in passing over the years, but we didn’t know each other,” says Williamson. “We were podded up, and we got to be …
Read More »Huntsville, Alabama Is Rethinking the Amphitheater Experience
A world-class outdoor venue inspired by ancient Roman designs is probably the last thing you’d expect to find in Huntsville, Alabama, but the city’s new Orion Amphitheater is all about exceeding expectations. Which actually makes perfect sense for a town that’s primarily known for sending rockets into outer space. Funded …
Read More »Jeff Tweedy Explains Why People Singing Together Might Just Save Humanity
Jeff Tweedy, Waxahatchee, Björk, and more will share new music and insights into their creative lives and relationships with sound on the new podcast series, Listening. Hosted by Elia Einhorn, each episode of Listening will find guest artists discussing the way they listen to music and hear the world, while …
Read More »Wynonna Judd, Waxahatchee Make Mellow Indie-Folk Gold on New Collab 'Other Side'
Wynonna Judd and Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield make surprising and superb duet partners on “Other Side,” a collaborative single that mark’s Wynonna’s first new music since the 2020 covers EP Recollections. It’s a lean arrangement that’s led off by a descending acoustic guitar progression and Cactus Moser’s drums, mellow enough to …
Read More »Bright Eyes to Reissue Catalog — But Conor Oberst Doesn't Feel 'Nostalgic and Self-Indulgent'
Bright Eyes have announced an ambitious plan to reissue their entire catalog with accompanying EPs, aptly titled the Companion series. On May 27, the band will kick off with the first three albums: A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997, 1998’s Letting Off the Happiness, and 2000’s Fevers and …
Read More »Waxahatchee Grapples With Negative Thoughts on New Song 'Lilacs'
Waxahatchee‘s Katie Crutchfield has dropped a new single, “Lilacs,” accompanied by a stunning video. The track is off Crutchfield’s upcoming album Saint Cloud, out March 27th via Merge Records. Directed by Ashley Connor, the clip features dancer Marlee Grace making her way through a warehouse, eyes on the camera as …
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