American Weekend
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{{Infobox album|
| name = American Weekend
| type = studio
| artist = Waxahatchee
| cover = American_Weekend_cover_art.jpg
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| released = January 12, 2012
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| genre = * Indie folk
| length = 33:50
| label = Don Giovanni
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| next_title = Cerulean Salt
| next_year = 2013
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American Weekend is the debut studio album by American indie music project Waxahatchee, released on January 12, 2012 by Don Giovanni Records.
On June 11, 2012, "Be Good" was the song of the day on NPR,{{cite web|last=Tyler-Ameen|first=Daoud|title=Waxahatchee: A Love Song, Without The Love|url=https://www.npr.org/2012/06/11/154675504/waxahatchee-a-love-song-without-the-love?ps=mh_sd|publisher=NPR}} as well as one of the best 50 songs of 2012.{{cite web|title=NPR Music's 50 Favorite Songs Of 2012 (So Far)|website=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2012/06/11/154785665/npr-musics-50-favorite-songs-of-2012-so-far|accessdate=July 4, 2012}} American Weekend was named a top album of 2012 by The New York Times and Dusted magazine.{{cite web|title=Listed: The Dusted Mid-Year Report (2012 Edition)|url=http://www.dustedmagazine.com/features/1042|accessdate=July 4, 2012}}
Singer-songwriter Emily Kinney covered "Be Good" on her 2014 Expired Love album.
Track listing
- "Catfish" – 3:59
- "Grass Stain" – 2:30
- "Rose, 1956" – 2:47
- "American Weekend" – 4:11
- "Michel" – 3:01
- "Be Good" – 2:33
- "Luminary Blake" – 2:41
- "Magic City Wholesale" – 3:01
- "Bathtub" – 3:13
- "I Think I Love You" – 3:23
- "Noccalula" – 2:42
Critical reception
The album was awarded four stars by Scott Kerr of AllMusic.{{Album reviews
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/american-weekend-mw0002289502|title=American Weekend – Waxahatchee|website=AllMusic|accessdate=March 30, 2020|last=Kerr|first=Scott}}
|rev2 = Punknews.org
|rev2score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/review/10912/waxahatchee-american-weekend|title=Waxahatchee – American Weekend|website=www.punknews.org|date=January 31, 2012 }}
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References
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External links
- {{discogs master|569957}}
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