Name: Cerulean Salt
Brand: Waxahatchee

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LP-DG-062RT

{"blocks": [{"data": {"text": "LP-DG-062RT"}, "type": "paragraph"}]}

Colour

blue

Colour details

Clear w/ Blue Splatter

{"blocks": [{"data": {"text": "Clear w/ Blue Splatter"}, "type": "paragraph"}]}

Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: Yes

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2021-11-24

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

634457054073

{"blocks": [{"data": {"text": "634457054073"}, "type": "paragraph"}]}

1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes / Signed copies: No / blue

Artist

Waxahatchee

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Don Giovanni Records

Exclusives

On her second full-length record as Waxahatchee, former P.S. Eliot singer Katie Crutchfield's compelling hyper-personal poetry is continuously crushing. Cerulean Salt follows American Weekend -- a collection of minimal acoustic-guitar pop written and recorded in a week at her family's Birmingham home. On this new record, Crutchfield's songs continue to be marked by her sharp, hooky songwriting; her striking voice and lyrics that simultaneously seem hyper-personal yet relentlessly relatable, teetering between endearingly nostaglic and depressingly dark. But whereas before the thematic focus of her songcraft was on break ups and passive-aggressive crushing, this record reflects on her family and Alabama upbringing. And whereas American Weekend was mostly just Crutchfield and her guitar, Cerulean Salt is occasionally amped up, with a full band and higher-fi production. At times, Cerulean Salt creeps closer to the sound of PS Eliot: moody, 90s-inspired rock backed by Keith Spencer and Swearin' guitarist Kyle Gilbride on drums and bass. The full band means fleshed-out fuzzy lead guitars on "Coast to Coast", its poppy hook almost masking its dark lyrics. Big distorted guitars and deep steady drums mark songs like "Misery over Dispute" and "Waiting". There's plenty of American Weekend's instrospection and minimalism to be found, though. "Blue Pt. II" is stripped down, Crutchfield and her sister Alison (of Swearin') singing in harmony with deadpan vox. She's still an open booking, musing on self-doubt versus self-reliance, transience versus permanence. "Peace and Quiet" ebbs and flows from moody, minimal verses to a sing-song chorus. "Swan Dive" tackles nostalgia, transience, indifference, regret over the a minimal strum of an electric-guitar, the picking at a chirpy riff and the double-time tapping of a muted drum. The album closes with a haunting acoustic-guitar reflection on "You're Damaged," possibly the best Waxahatchee song to date.

The 2021 Rough Trade Exclusive repress is available on clear w/ blue splatter vinyl and limited to 300 copies.

Cerulean Salt

Music US