{"product_id":"waxahatchee-cerulean-salt-cerulean-blue","title":"Waxahatchee - Cerulean Salt (Cerulean Blue)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLP, Limited Edition, 10th Anniversary Edition, Cerulean Blue Vinyl \u003cbr\u003eDon Giovanni Records (2023) US \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCerulean Blue vinyl limited to 700 units! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn her second full-length record as \u003cstrong\u003eWaxahatchee\u003c\/strong\u003e, former P.S. Eliot singer \u003cstrong\u003eKatie Crutchfield\u003c\/strong\u003e’s compelling hyper-personal poetry is continuously crushing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCerulean Salt\u003c\/strong\u003e follows \u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Weekend\u003c\/strong\u003e -- 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 nostalgic 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. Whereas \u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Weekend\u003c\/strong\u003e was mostly just Crutchfield and her guitar, \u003cstrong\u003eCerulean Salt\u003c\/strong\u003e is occasionally amped up, with a full band and higher-fi production. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAt 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”. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere’s plenty of American Weekend‘s introspection and minimalism to be found, though. “Blue Pt. II” is stripped down, Crutchfield and her sister Alison 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 \u003cstrong\u003eWaxahatchee\u003c\/strong\u003e song to date. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=OLAK5uy_keVc_5_pzN4lpkdON5pdB5vcz5_bj0K4A\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Waxahatchee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44737798799547,"sku":"","price":38.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0517\/0341\/4971\/files\/Waxahatchee-CeruleanSalt-CERULEANBLUE-01.jpg?v=1692632210","url":"https:\/\/bizarromarket.mom\/products\/waxahatchee-cerulean-salt-cerulean-blue","provider":"Bizarro Market","version":"1.0","type":"link"}