Out in the Storm

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{{Infobox album

| name = Out in the Storm

| type = studio

| artist = Waxahatchee

| cover = Out in the Storm Waxahatchee.png

| alt = An extreme close-up of a woman's face with long dark hair blowing over it

| released = {{start date|2017|7|14}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio = Miner Street Recordings
{{small|(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)}}

| genre = * Alternative rock

| length = {{duration|m=32|s=49}}

| label = Merge

| producer = * John Agnello

| prev_title = Ivy Tripp

| prev_year = 2015

| next_title = Saint Cloud

| next_year = 2020

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Out in the Storm

| type = studio

| single1 = Silver

| single1date = April 18, 2017{{cite web|last1=Gotrich|first1=Lars|title=Waxahatchee Announces 'Out in the Storm,' Shares Video For First Single|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2017/04/18/524345624/waxahatchee-announces-out-in-the-storm-shares-video-for-first-single|website=NPR.org|accessdate=July 16, 2017}}

}}}}

Out in the Storm is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Waxahatchee, released on July 14, 2017 through Merge.{{cite web|last1=Breihan|first1=Tom|title=Stream Waxahatchee Out in the Storm|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1951049/stream-waxahatchee-out-in-the-storm/music/album-stream/|website=Stereogum|accessdate=July 12, 2017|date=July 10, 2017}} 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.{{cite web|last1=Sodomsky|first1=Sam|title=Waxahatchee Announces New Album, Shares Video for New Song "Silver": Watch|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/72958-waxahatchee-announces-new-album-shares-video-for-new-song-silver-watch/|website=pitchfork.com|accessdate=July 12, 2017}} Dinosaur Jr./Sonic Youth producer John Agnello recorded the album live. The album was released digitally, on vinyl and compact disc.{{cite web|title=Out in the Storm Waxahatchee|url=https://www.mergerecords.com/out-in-the-storm|website=mergerecords|accessdate=July 12, 2017}}

Critical reception

{{Music ratings

| ADM = 7.9/10{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/8803/Waxahatchee-Out-In-The-Storm.aspx|title=Out In The Storm by Waxahatchee reviews|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|accessdate=July 12, 2017}}

| MC = 80/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/out-in-the-storm/waxahatchee|title=Reviews and Tracks for Out in the Storm by Waxahatchee|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=July 12, 2017}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/out-in-the-storm-mw0003062259|title=Out in the Storm – Waxahatchee|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=July 12, 2017|last=Donelson|first=Marcy}}

| rev2 = The A.V. Club

| rev2Score = A{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/waxahatchee-takes-another-big-step-forward-excelle-257741|title=Waxahatchee takes another big step forward on the excellent Out In The Storm|work=The A.V. Club|date=July 12, 2017|accessdate=July 12, 2017|last=Ryan|first=Kyle}}

| rev3 = The Guardian

| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/13/waxahatchee-out-in-the-storm-review-merge|title=Waxahatchee: Out in the Storm review – a captivating breakup album|work=The Guardian|date=July 13, 2017|accessdate=January 7, 2018|last=Mumford|first=Gwilym}}

| rev4 = The Irish Times

| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/album-reviews/waxahatchee-raw-power-with-killer-instincts-1.3149268|title=Waxahatchee: Raw power with killer instincts|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=July 12, 2017|accessdate=January 7, 2018|last=Long|first=Siobhan}}

| rev5 = The Observer

| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/16/waxahatchee-out-in-storm-review-thrillingly-alive-katie-crutchfield-silver-sparks-fly-john-agnello|title=Waxahatchee: Out in the Storm review – thrillingly alive|work=The Observer|date=July 16, 2017|accessdate=January 7, 2018|last=Mackay|first=Emily}}

| rev6 = Pitchfork

| rev6Score = 8.2/10{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/waxahatchee-out-in-the-storm/|title=Waxahatchee: Out in the Storm|work=Pitchfork|date=July 13, 2017|accessdate=July 16, 2017|last=Sodomsky|first=Sam}}

| rev7 = Q

| rev7Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite journal|title=Waxahatchee: Out in the Storm|journal=Q|issue=375|date=August 2017|last=Snapes|first=Laura|page=112}}

| rev8 = Rolling Stone

| rev8Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-waxahatchees-out-in-the-storm-w492923|title=Review: Waxahatchee's Grueling, Thrilling LP Is Indie Rock Band's Sharpest Yet|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=July 18, 2017|accessdate=January 7, 2018|last=Dolan|first=Jon}}

| rev9 = Uncut

| rev9Score = 8/10{{cite journal|title=Waxahatchee: Out in the Storm|journal=Uncut|issue=243|date=August 2017|last=Watts|first=Peter|page=38}}

| rev10 = Vice

| rev10score = A{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/robert-christgau-on-waxahatchees-brilliant-new-anger/|title=Robert Christgau on Waxahatchee's Brilliant New Anger|work=Vice|date=August 18, 2017|access-date=August 18, 2017|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau}}

}}

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". 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." Exclaim! writer Sarah Murphy remarked that "the results are some of Crutchfield's biggest rock'n'roll anthems yet."{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/waxahatchee-out_in_the_storm|title=Waxahatchee: Out in the Storm|work=Exclaim!|date=July 12, 2017|accessdate=July 21, 2017|last=Murphy|first=Sarah}}

Accolades

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! Accolade

! Rank

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scope="row"| ABC News

| 50 Best Albums of 2017

| {{center|18}}

| {{center|Raible, Allan (December 27, 2017). [https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/50-best-albums-2017/story?id=51940805 "50 best albums of 2017"]. ABC News. Retrieved February 25, 2018.}}

scope="row"| The A.V. Club

| 20 Best Albums of 2017

| {{center|10}}

| {{center|[https://www.avclub.com/the-a-v-club-s-20-best-albums-of-2017-1820857283 "20 best albums of 2017"]. The A.V. Club. December 7, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2018.}}

scope="row"| Bandcamp Daily

| The Best Albums of 2017

| {{center|31}}

| {{center|[https://daily.bandcamp.com/2017/12/15/the-best-bandcamp-albums-of-2017-20-1/ "The Best Albums of 2017: #20 – 1"]. Bandcamp Daily. December 15, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2018.}}

scope="row"| Louder Than War

| Best of 2017

| {{center|93}}

| {{center|[http://vivelerock.net/product/louder-than-war-issue-13-best-of-2017/ "Louder Than War Issue 13 – Best Of 2017"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616223322/http://vivelerock.net/product/louder-than-war-issue-13-best-of-2017/ |date=June 16, 2019 }}. Louder than War. Retrieved February 25, 2018.}}

scope="row"| Paste

| The 50 Best Albums of 2017

| {{center|18}}

| {{center|[https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/11/the-50-best-albums-of-2017.html?p=5 "The 50 Best Albums of 2017"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031146/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/11/the-50-best-albums-of-2017.html?p=5 |date=December 1, 2017 }}. Paste. Wolfgang's Vault. November 27, 2017. p. 5. Retrieved February 25, 2018.}}

scope="row"| Pitchfork

| The 20 Best Rock Albums of 2017

| {{center|13}}

| {{center|Sodomsky, Sam (December 13, 2017). [https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-20-best-rock-albums-of-2017/ "The 20 Best Rock Albums of 2017"]. Pitchfork. Retrieved February 25, 2018.}}

scope="row"| The Philadelphia Inquirer

| Best Albums of 2017

| {{center|10}}

| {{center|DeLuca, Dan (December 8, 2017). [http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/music/best-albums-2017-jay-z-st-vincent-kendrick-lamar-20171208.html "Best albums of 2017: From Jay-Z to St. Vincent and everyone in between"]. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved February 25, 2018.}}

scope="row"| Rolling Stone

| 50 Best Albums of 2017

| {{center|14}}

| {{center|[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2017-w511763 "50 Best Albums of 2017"]. Rolling Stone. November 27, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2018.}}

scope="row"| Stereogum

| The 50 Best Albums of 2017

| {{center|8}}

| {{center|{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/featured/the-50-best-albums-of-2017/|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2017|author=Stereogum Staff|work=Stereogum|date=December 5, 2017|accessdate=December 6, 2017|archive-date=December 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207042519/https://www.stereogum.com/featured/the-50-best-albums-of-2017/|url-status=dead}}}}

scope="row"| Uproxx

| Best Rock Albums of 2017

| {{center|1}}

| {{center|[https://uproxx.com/music/best-rock-albums-of-2017/ "All The Best Rock Albums Of 2017"]. Uproxx. December 5, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2018.}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Katie Crutchfield

| total_length = 32:49

| title1 = Never Been Wrong

| writer1 =

| length1 = 3:12

| title2 = 8 Ball

| writer2 =

| length2 = 2:49

| title3 = Silver

| writer3 =

| length3 = 3:24

| title4 = Recite Remorse

| writer4 =

| length4 = 4:38

| title5 = Sparks Fly

| writer5 =

| length5 = 3:06

| title6 = Brass Beam

| writer6 =

| length6 = 2:42

| title7 = Hear You

| writer7 =

| length7 = 3:01

| title8 = A Little More

| writer8 =

| length8 = 2:32

| title9 = No Question

| writer9 =

| length9 = 3:38

| title10 = Fade

| writer10 =

| length10 = 3:47

}}

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.

  • Katie Crutchfield – bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion, producer, vocals
  • Allison Crutchfield – keyboards, percussion
  • John Agnello – engineer, producer
  • Ashley Arnwine – drums
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Joey Doubek – percussion
  • Katie Harkin – guitar, keyboards, percussion, piano, vocals
  • Daniel Murphy – design
  • Matt Schimelfenig – tracking assistant
  • Daniel Shea – photography
  • Katherine Simonetti – bass

References

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