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“Under a Rock” is a quicker guitar-driven song that lays the foundation for the rest of the album, which as a whole resonates with strong, self-aware lyrics, energetic ballads, and powerfully hushed moments of solitude. Crutchfield’s voice is certainly the guiding force behind Ivy Tripp—gripping you tightly and then softly releasing you into the wilds of emotion.

As far as her goals with the album, Crutchfield says, “I heard someone say that you have to be the change you want to see. I just want to be the kind of musician I want to see in the world. I want to present myself in a way that reflects that.”

Waxahatchee have extended their tour to include SXSW in March and the Pitchfork Music Festival in July. The full band will include Katie Crutchfield (guitar, vocals), Keith Spencer (guitar), Katherine Simonetti (bass), Ashley Arnwine (drums), and Allison Crutchfield (guitar, keys and backup vocals).

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Waxahatchee on tour:
Mar 17–21 Austin, TX – SXSW
Mar 27 Pittsburgh, PA – WPU Assembly Room
Apr 07 Washington, DC – The Black Cat ^
Apr 08 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer ^ %
Apr 09 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg ^ %
Apr 10 Harrisonburg, VA – Clementine ^
Apr 11 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle Back Room ^
Apr 12 Asheville, NC – The Mothlight ^
Apr 13 Atlanta, GA – Drunken Unicorn ^
Apr 15 Birmingham, AL – The Bottletree ^
Apr 16 Gainesville, FL – The Wooly ^
Apr 17 Tallahassee, FL – Club Down Under ^
Apr 18 Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall ^
Apr 19 New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa ^
Apr 20 Houston, TX – Walters Downtown ^
Apr 21 Austin, TX – Red 7 ^
Apr 22 Denton, TX – Rubber Gloves ^
Apr 24 Albuquerque, NM – Sister %
Apr 25 Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar %
Apr 26 San Diego, CA – The Casbah %
Apr 28 Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy %
Apr 29 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall %
May 01 Portland, OR – Doug Fir %
May 02 Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret %
May 03 Seattle, WA – The Crocodile %
May 06 Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club %
May 07 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle %
May 08 Chicago, IL – The Beat Kitchen %
May 09 Detroit, MI – UFO %
May 10 Toronto, ON – The Garrison %
May 11 Montreal, QC – Bar Le Ritz PDB %
May 12 Burlington, VT – The Monkey House %
May 13 Boston, MA – The Sinclair %
May 14 East Greenwich, RI – Greenwich Odeum %
May 23 Dresden, DE – Beatpol
May 24 Mannheim, DE – Maifield Derby Festival
May 25 Nurnberg, DE – K4
May 26 Strasbourg, FR – La Laiterie
May 27 Paris, FR – La Maroquinerie
May 28 Zurich, CH – Rote Fabrik
May 29 Grenoble, FR – Le Ciel
May 31 Gent, BE – DOK
Jun 1 Munster, DE – Gleis 22
Jun 3 Hamburg, DE – Molotow
Jun 4 Copenhagen, DK – Beta
Jun 6 Athens, GR – Plissken Festival
Jun 7 Berlin, DE – Gruner Alon
Jun 8 Koln, DE – Blue Shell
Jun 10 London, UK – Electric Ballroom
Jun 11 Bristol, UK – The Fleece
Jun 12 Manchester, UK – The Ruby Lounge
Jun 13 Dublin, IE – Button Factory
Jun 14 Belfast, UK – McHughs
Jun 15 Glasgow, UK – Stereo
Jun 16 Newcastle, UK – The Cluny
Jun 17 Leeds, UK – The Brudenell Social Club
Jun 18 Sheffield, UK – The Harley
Jun 19 Southampton, UK – Joiners
Jun 20 Brighton, UK – Bleach
Jun 21 Hilvarenbeek, NL – Best Kept Secret Festival
Jul 19 Chicago, IL – Pitchfork Music Festival
^ w/ The Goodbye Party
% w/ Girlpool