Out in the Storm

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Out in the Storm
Out in the Storm Waxahatchee.png
Studio album by
Waxahatchee
ReleasedJuly 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)
StudioMiner Street Recordings
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Genre
Length32:49
Label Merge
Producer
Waxahatchee chronology
Ivy Tripp
(2015)		Out in the Storm
(2017)		 Saint Cloud
(2020)
Singles from Out in the Storm
  1. "Silver"
    Released: April 18, 2017 [1]

Out in the Storm is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Waxahatchee, released on July 14, 2017 through Merge. [2] It features her sister Allison Crutchfield on keyboards and percussion, as well as Katie Harkin (the touring guitarist for the rock band Sleater-Kinney), Katherine Simonetti, and Ashley Arnwine. [3] Dinosaur Jr./Sonic Youth producer John Agnello recorded the album live. [2] The album was released digitally, on vinyl and compact disc. [4]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10 [5]
Metacritic 80/100 [6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The A.V. Club A [8]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Pitchfork 8.2/10 [12]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Uncut 8/10 [15]
Vice A [16]

Out in the Storm gained a positive reception from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80 based on 28 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [6] In AllMusic, Marcy Donelson wrote: "With Crutchfield forthright as ever and collaborators suited to drive home her position, Out in the Storm hits with strength as much as emotion." [7] Exclaim! writer Sarah Murphy remarked that "the results are some of Crutchfield's biggest rock'n'roll anthems yet." [17]

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
ABC News 50 Best Albums of 2017
18
The A.V. Club 20 Best Albums of 2017
10
Bandcamp DailyThe Best Albums of 2017
31
Louder Than War Best of 2017
93
Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2017
18
Pitchfork The 20 Best Rock Albums of 2017
13
The Philadelphia Inquirer Best Albums of 2017
10
Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2017
14
Stereogum The 50 Best Albums of 2017
8
Uproxx Best Rock Albums of 2017
1

Track listing

All tracks are written by Katie Crutchfield

No.TitleLength
1."Never Been Wrong"3:12
2."8 Ball"2:49
3."Silver"3:24
4."Recite Remorse"4:38
5."Sparks Fly"3:06
6."Brass Beam"2:42
7."Hear You"3:01
8."A Little More"2:32
9."No Question"3:38
10."Fade"3:47
Total length:32:49

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic. [7]

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