Out in the Storm

Personnel: Katie Harkin (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, percussion); Katie Crutchfield (vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion); Allison Crutchfield (keyboards, percussion); Ashley Arnwine (drums); Joey Doubek (percussion).Recording information: Miner Street Recordings, Philadelphia, PA.Photographer: Daniel Shea.What started as a home-recorded solo project for Alabama native Katie Crutchfield, Waxahatchee moved to Philadelphia and gradually expanded in terms of sound and assertiveness, a trend continued on LP number four, Out in the Storm. Contributing factors to its more muscular disposition include the fact that it was recorded in a studio and was co-produced by John Agnello (Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., Kurt Vile), who encouraged Crutchfield and her band to capture much of it live as a group. That band also happens to include her sister and Merge labelmate Allison Crutchfield, Sleater-Kinney touring guitarist Katie Harkin, former P.S. Eliot bandmate Katherine Simonetti on bass, and