Out in the Storm

Out in the Storm is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Waxahatchee, released on July 14, 2017 through Merge.^[2] It features her sister Allison Crutchfield on keyboards and percussion, as well as Katie Harkin (the touring guitarist for the rock band Sleater-Kinney), Katherine Simonetti, and Ashley Arnwine.^[3] Dinosaur Jr./Sonic Youth producer John Agnello recorded the album live.^[2] The album was released digitally, on vinyl and compact disc.^[4]

Out in the Storm
Studio album by Waxahatchee
Released	July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)
Studio	Miner Street Recordings (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Genre	Alternative rock indie rock
Length	32:49
Label	Merge
Producer	John Agnello Katie Crutchfield
Waxahatchee chronology
Ivy Tripp (2015) Out in the Storm (2017) Saint Cloud (2020)
Singles from Out in the Storm
"Silver" Released: April 18, 2017[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.9/10[5]
Metacritic	80/100[6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
The A.V. Club	A[8]
The Guardian	[9]
The Irish Times	[10]
The Observer	[11]
Pitchfork	8.2/10[12]
Q	[13]
Rolling Stone	[14]
Uncut	8/10[15]
Vice	A[16]

Out in the Storm gained a positive reception from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80 based on 28 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[6] In AllMusic, Marcy Donelson wrote: "With Crutchfield forthright as ever and collaborators suited to drive home her position, Out in the Storm hits with strength as much as emotion."^[7] Exclaim! writer Sarah Murphy remarked that "the results are some of Crutchfield's biggest rock'n'roll anthems yet."^[17]

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
ABC News	50 Best Albums of 2017	18	[18]
The A.V. Club	20 Best Albums of 2017	10	[19]
Bandcamp Daily	The Best Albums of 2017	31	[20]
Louder Than War	Best of 2017	93	[21]
Paste	The 50 Best Albums of 2017	18	[22]
Pitchfork	The 20 Best Rock Albums of 2017	13	[23]
The Philadelphia Inquirer	Best Albums of 2017	10	[24]
Rolling Stone	50 Best Albums of 2017	14	[25]
Stereogum	The 50 Best Albums of 2017	8	[26]
Uproxx	Best Rock Albums of 2017	1	[27]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Katie Crutchfield.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Never Been Wrong"	3:12
2.	"8 Ball"	2:49
3.	"Silver"	3:24
4.	"Recite Remorse"	4:38
5.	"Sparks Fly"	3:06
6.	"Brass Beam"	2:42
7.	"Hear You"	3:01
8.	"A Little More"	2:32
9.	"No Question"	3:38
10.	"Fade"	3:47
Total length:		32:49

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.^[7]

• Katie Crutchfield – bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion, producer, vocals
• Allison Crutchfield – keyboards, percussion
• John Agnello – engineer, producer
• Ashley Arnwine – drums
• Greg Calbi – mastering
• Joey Doubek – percussion
• Katie Harkin – guitar, keyboards, percussion, piano, vocals
• Daniel Murphy – design
• Matt Schimelfenig – tracking assistant
• Daniel Shea – photography
• Katherine Simonetti – bass