| Out in the Storm | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Waxahatchee |
| Cover: | Out in the Storm Waxahatchee.png |
| Alt: | An extreme close-up of a woman's face with long dark hair blowing over it |
| Studio: | Miner Street Recordings |
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| Label: | Merge |
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| Prev Title: | Ivy Tripp |
| Prev Year: | 2015 |
| Next Title: | Saint Cloud |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
Out in the Storm is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Waxahatchee, released on July 14, 2017 through Merge.[1] 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.[2] Dinosaur Jr./Sonic Youth producer John Agnello recorded the album live.[1] The album was released digitally, on vinyl and compact disc.[3]
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". 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." Exclaim! writer Sarah Murphy remarked that "the results are some of Crutchfield's biggest rock'n'roll anthems yet."[4]
| Publication | Accolade | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC News | 50 Best Albums of 2017 | |||
| The A.V. Club | 20 Best Albums of 2017 | |||
| Bandcamp Daily | The Best Albums of 2017 | |||
| Louder Than War | Best of 2017 | |||
| Paste | The 50 Best Albums of 2017 | |||
| Pitchfork | The 20 Best Rock Albums of 2017 | |||
| The Philadelphia Inquirer | Best Albums of 2017 | |||
| Rolling Stone | 50 Best Albums of 2017 | |||
| Stereogum | The 50 Best Albums of 2017 | |||
| Uproxx | Best Rock Albums of 2017 |
Adapted from AllMusic.