• Record Label: Merge
  • Release Date: Jul 14, 2017
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 27 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 27
  2. Negative: 1 out of 27
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  1. 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, 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
  2. 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 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.
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80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 28
  2. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Aug 24, 2017
    70
    Out in the Storm is perennially bright, with its melodies maintaining a serrated edge that ensures the sound remains robust, immersive and hard-hitting.
  2. 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.
  3. 80
    It's tough to get through in terms of lyrics, but musically Waxahatchee deliver yet another piece of art.