Friday, October 17, 2014

Waxahatchee - Be Good

Waxahatchee is Katie Crutchfield gone solo. Previously fronting pop-punk band 'P.S. Eliot' with her twin sister Allison, her new direction takes her on more of a acoustic reverb road trip. Based in Northern Alabama there's certainly a real Americana twang here, her voice has a raw huskiness that sits nicely with the strummed guitar. There's nothing deep in this track - a simple narrative on life, relationships and the like, but to me, it's the simple unrefined honesty that makes it work. 'Be Good' was released in 2012 on the album 'American Weekend'. Well worth a listen, particularly if you enjoyed the early stuff from Liz Phair.