'Cerulean Salt' (Wichita, 2013) I liked a lot, to the point that I considered it one of the best albums released that year, and in the same way, I found the subsequent and critically acclaimed 'Ivy Tripp,' released last year, to be irrelevant, mundane, even superfluous. This EP, on the other hand, forcibly reconciles me with Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) and her more indie and lo-fi nature, which is what I have always appreciated about her. It couldn't be otherwise, after all, since 'Early Recordings' (Merge Records) is nothing more than a collection of a handful of songs (five) written in 2011 and until now only released on cassette. Beautiful as a breath of fresh air.
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