Saint Cloud

Saint CloudFollowing the defiant alt rock of her John Agnello produced fourth album, Out in the Storm, Katie Crutchfield makes another adjustment to the course of her one time bedroom project Waxahatchee with the warmer, more contemplative Saint Cloud. Shedding distortion in favor of a more easygoing, country rock sensibility, the album's backing band is perhaps the best indicator of its sound; joining her throughout are Bonny Doon's Bill Lennox and Bobby

Too many ways to connect have inadvertently led to isolation

Until then he had been working in other people's bands or collective ensembles

There is a faded California beauty to Front Row

bassist William Cashion

Turning nocturnal with necks mock turtle

” Aretha Franklin’s “Save Me

but the Alchemist produced “Tantor” is just the kind of cold-steel contradistinction which he’s been celebrated throughout his career

`Rock'n Me' and `Fly Like An Eagle'

The riots became so out of control that the National Guard was called in at midnight to calm the crowd

and a drum machine

driven by a jabbing bassline

A common enough practice today