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9.1
74726
9.1 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Crutchfield’s great gift is an ability to inflict her own pain and her own banality so acutely upon you that it might actually take you away from your own for a little while
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9.0
74722
9.0 |
Exclaim
Not a record about being in love or and it's not a record about getting your heart broken; it's about the foggy, messy tangle of the feelings in between
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8.8
74781
8.8 |
Earbuddy
At its core, Ivy Tripp is a beast, and it will consume you whole once you let your guard down
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8.6
75114
8.6 |
Paste Magazine
Ivy Tripp sounds like a beach you’ve gone to in the interest of contemplating
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8.5
74780
8.5 |
The 405
Ivy Tripp is the best record in Crutchfield's discography, but her rise is undoubtedly continuing. Where she will plateau remains to be seen, but she is already making her mark as one of America's premier songwriters
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8.3
74836
8.3 |
A.V. Club
Adapting nearly every trend in indie-rock for her own needs, Crutchfield crafts a record that runs the range of human emotion without settling into any one lane
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8.1
74872
8.1 |
Pitchfork
It never feels forced or like she's making some kind of push. It's unhurried and natural and real
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8.0
74878
8.0 |
Spin
She particularly excels at sketching out just enough details to make her intentions clear, while leaving enough space to let listeners draw their own conclusions
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8.0
74888
8.0 |
Art Rocker
Ivy Tripp is a forlorn and despondent release but it’s a piece of art that’s raw, candid and absolutely beautiful
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8.0
74889
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
This is certainly a collection of songs, as opposed to an intricately crafted, close-knit record, but when the individual songs are this good, that’s really not a problem
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8.0
74891
8.0 |
The Music
Ivy Tripp means directionlessness, but listening to Crutchfield try to find her feet has never sounded this good
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8.0
74908
8.0 |
PopMatters
Crutchfield writes for the kids whose struggles with themselves often result in letting others down, having to let others go
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8.0
74918
8.0 |
NME
Slicker than its predecessors, but Crutchfield’s emotional rawness hasn’t been glossed over
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8.0
74954
8.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
When I listen to Waxahatchee, I feel a little less strange
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8.0
75067
8.0 |
Time Out
What really captivates are Crutchfield’s effortless pop melodies and compellingly candid lyrics
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8.0
75089
8.0 |
All Music
Ivy Tripp is another excellent and remarkably bold chapter of this exciting, unflinching sound
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8.0
74841
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Crutchfield has found an even more profound way to make it clear that we're all on this Ivy Tripp together
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8.0
74721
8.0 |
DIY
An absolute triumph of a record. Incredible songs, performed with honesty and passion
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8.0
74762
8.0 |
musicOMH
Cerulean Salt was a tough album to top but, with this bleak yet beautiful follow-up, Crutchfield might have done just that
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8.0
74776
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
Crutchfield’s combination of diary-style candour, deadpan delivery and perfect comic timing has never been stronger
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8.0
74723
8.0 |
NOW
Confessional and vulnerable, yet so strong
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8.0
74724
8.0 |
The Guardian
Alt-rock anthems for those seeking solace in an age of cynicism
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8.0
74749
8.0 |
Mojo
A complicated, slow burning wonder. Print edition only
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8.0
74750
8.0 |
Q
Has a strangely comforting quality. Print edition only
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7.5
74958
7.5 |
Consequence Of Sound
A record about sorting through what we think we want, what we actually want, and what we need. And the latter won’t always taste sweetest
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7.5
74988
7.5 |
Under The Radar
Ivy Tripp finds Crutchfield maturing not only in lyrical subject matter, but in sound
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7.0
75034
7.0 |
The Digital Fix
The more she steps out into the light, the more Crutchfield blooms
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7.0
74751
7.0 |
Uncut
Full of naked uncertainty. Print edition only
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7.0
74811
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Aimlessness can be a rite of passage for twentysomethings, and Crutchfield shines brightest when she transforms that fear into frenetic pop joy
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6.0
74727
6.0 |
The Irish Times
While all are sonically phrased in perhaps too typical genre traditions such as folk and pop each is as rewarding and enriching as the other
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6.0
74725
6.0 |
The FT
While it doesn’t feel like there’s much at stake, Crutchfield’s idea of directionlessness being more a floaty indeterminacy than alienated ennui, the languid mood is attractively evoked
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5.0
76279
5.0 |
No Ripcord
There's a lot that keeps me from loving this record, but it's hard not to really root for Katie Crutchfield as a songwriter and general force for good in the universe
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