Out in the Storm
by Waxahatchee
  • Record Label: Merge
  • Release Date: Jul 14, 2017
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
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  1. NOW Magazine
    Aug 10, 2017
    60
    Some songs feel just short of full-blown biting, like No Question, which is awfully reminiscent of the classic Breeders single Saints. Still, it feels hard to write them off as some kind of revivalist project. If anything, the band’s unshakeable determination to stay in their own lane seems like an ideological gesture. You can’t be cool if you’re worried about being cool.
  2. The 405
    Jul 14, 2017
    60
    Crutchfield is baring her soul and just about every song shows some signs of greatness. It comes up short, but not for a lack of trying.
  3. Q Magazine
    Jul 6, 2017
    60
    Throughout, Crutchfield maintains a seething, triumphant line in catharsis that she channels into gruff college rock ad dreamy introspection. [Aug 2017, p.112]
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  5. Mojo
    Jul 5, 2017
    60
    A record that exudes the glee and relief of emotional recovery. [Aug 2017, p.93]
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  6. Slant Magazine
    Jul 5, 2017
    60
    After a while, Crutchfield's melodies also blend together, especially during the album's middle stretch, where the similar-sounding “Sparks Fly” and “Brass Beam” are sequenced back to back.

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User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 27 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 27
  3. Negative: 1 out of 27
  1. Music_Observer
    Aug 15, 2017
    7
    This is the kind of sense within nuance that will create a solid listening experience whenever paired with a trained and resourceful musician,This is the kind of sense within nuance that will create a solid listening experience whenever paired with a trained and resourceful musician, and although nothing was ever pushed to the degree of being magical, Crutchfield’s keen ear for creating sonic space within playful instrumentation makes this work meaningful. My Score: 133/180 (Solid) = 7.4/10… Full Review »
  2. scepticpurple
    Aug 8, 2017
    8
    Electrifying herself in a surge of new found energy, Waxahatchee comes out of the storm swinging with a thunderous boldness that shakes theElectrifying herself in a surge of new found energy, Waxahatchee comes out of the storm swinging with a thunderous boldness that shakes the foundations of this album to the core while still maintaining the deep introspect that won over her fanbase in the first place. Few albums have ever roared with such a sense of fierce and irrepressible independence.… Full Review »
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