Waxahatchee

Waxahatchee is the solo project of US singer-songwriter Kathryn Crutchfield, also known as Katie Crutchfield. She is from Birmingham and Brooklyn, was born in 1989, and previously performs with P.S. Eliot and Bad Banana. The project begins in 2010, during the breakup of P.S. Eliot, and takes its name from Waxahatchee Creek in Alabama, where Crutchfield grows up.

Early releases and albums

Crutchfield first releases Waxahatchee material as a split cassette with Chris Clavin on Plan-It-X Records. The debut full-length, American Weekend, is recorded at home and issued by Don Giovanni Records in 2012. The song “Be Good” is named song of the day by NPR and is also listed among one of the best 50 songs of 2012. American Weekend is also named a top album of 2012 by Dusted magazine.

Later work

Waxahatchee’s later albums include Cerulean Salt (2013), Ivy Tripp (2015), Out in the Storm (2017), Saint Cloud (2020), and Tigers Blood. The project’s listed member pairing is Waxahatchee & MJ Lenderman.

Style

The project is associated with alternative country, alternative rock, americana, folk, indie folk, and indie rock, with broader tags including singer-songwriter, indie, female vocalists, alternative, and acoustic.