Waxahatchee, the solo musical project of Katie Crutchfield, is named after a creek not far from her childhood home in Alabama and seems to represent both where she came from and where shes going. Ivy Tripp drifts confidently from its predecessors and brings forth a more informed and powerful recognition of where Crutchfield has currently found herself. The lament and grieving for her youth seem to have been replaced with control and sheer self-honesty. My life has changed a lot in the last two years, and its been hard for me to process my feelings other than by writing songs, says Crutchfield. I think a running theme [of Ivy Tripp] is steadying yourself on shaky ground and reminding yourself that you have control in situations that seem overwhelming, or just being cognizant in moments of deep confusion or sadness, and learning to really feel emotions and to grow from that.

Tracklist:

1. Breathless
2. Under a Rock
3. Poison
4. La Loose
5. Stale by Noon
6. The DirtWaxahatchee
7. Blue
8. Air
9. <
10. Grey Hair
11. Summer of Love
12. Half Moon
13. Bonfire

UPC: 673855054926
Label: Merge Records
Release Date: 4.7.15
Format: CD