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- Summary: The fifth full-length release for the indie music project of Katie Crutchfield was produced by Brad Cook.
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- Record Label: Merge
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 23 out of 24
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Mixed: 1 out of 24
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Negative: 0 out of 24
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Mar 27, 2020What songs these are, genuinely good enough to be compared with peak Dylan: like him, Crutchfield is adept at nestling into the almost comforting niche of heartache and hopping out again with a grin.
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Mar 27, 2020Saint Cloud offers us the best possible version of Crutchfield she could possibly give us. The record is made by someone who was always whispering, finally having the confidence and courage to speak up and sing unrestrained. It demands to be listened to.
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Mar 30, 2020‘Saint Cloud’ is the refreshed, reformed and matured Waxahatchee – and it’s glorious.
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Q MagazineMar 23, 2020This utterly beautiful balm of a record feels less like a confessional, and more a vessel for warmth, serenity and worldly wisdom. [May 2020, p.114]
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Apr 1, 2020Confident and accomplished fifth album.
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Mar 26, 2020While alternating between regretful slower tracks, midtempo drawls, and livelier, foot-tapping fare, the album never moves off dirt roads and adjacent orchards, and proves to be her most carefree-sounding effort to date. That's despite doggedly self-examining lyrics that keep Saint Cloud squarely in the realm of prior releases from an artist who continues to ward off complacency.
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Mar 30, 2020There’s a sharpness in these songs that still unsettles. It’s there in Crutchfield’s vocals, louder and fiercer than before, and on songs such as Fire, which is also difficult to love. Her lyrics, tackling subjects including addiction and self-hatred, often feel too verbose, but they become surprising and refreshing on closer listen.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 23 out of 27
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Mixed: 2 out of 27
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Negative: 2 out of 27
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Mar 27, 2020
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Jan 18, 2021
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Mar 27, 2020Some albums just resonate deep and this is one stellar collection of songs. It feels alive and bright.
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Jun 16, 2021Melhores faixas
-Fire
-Lilacs
-Hell
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Sep 3, 2020A masterpiece! Nice songs to hear, an excellent job! Waxahatchee nailed it!
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Mar 27, 2020upon first listen this is a beautiful and well written album, but more listens will be necessary.
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May 29, 2020
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