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6.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

  • Summary: The six-track EP for the solo project of Katie Crutchfield features songs from her work with Keith Spencer of Swearin' as Great Thunder.
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  1. 85
    Breathing new life into a set of songs that could have otherwise been tragically forgotten.
  2. Sep 7, 2018
    80
    Much more than mere offcuts, Great Thunder instead offers some stunning moments from Waxahatchee with Katie Crutchfield at her most off guard and most personal.
  3. 80
    Crutchfield’s vocals strain with emotion against the stripped-back instrumentation here often, the result feels like this is one of her most personal musical interpretations to date.
  4. Sep 7, 2018
    70
    Having shown herself to be an adept garage rock frontwoman in recent years, Crutchfield effortlessly slips back into the role of an intimate solo bedroom artist on Great Thunder.
  5. Sep 11, 2018
    70
    While not as immediately apparent in its charm as say Cerulean Salt, it’s another fine addition to what is fast becoming a vital collection of music from one of the best songwriter’s around.
  6. Sep 7, 2018
    70
    Lacking the intensity of her main catalog, Great Thunder plays out more like an addendum that an essential Waxahatchee recording, but the songs are still worth discovery.
  7. Sep 10, 2018
    30
    Great Thunder is nothing but dull, adult contemporary rock-lite that swings with the tempo of a slow cooker. [Aug - Oct 2018, p.85]

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