{"product_id":"waxahatchee-great-thunder-ep","title":"Waxahatchee - Great Thunder EP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded in \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.stereogum.com\/2023376\/best-eps-2018\/franchises\/2018-in-review\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStereogum's 25 Great EPs from 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis EP features a collection of songs written with Katie Crutchfield’s now-dormant experimental recording group Great Thunder while she was also writing the Waxahatchee albums \u003ca href=\"\/products\/waxahatchee-cerulean-salt\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eCerulean Salt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/waxahatchee-ivy-tripp\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eIvy Tripp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. The original recordings have mostly faded into obscurity, but unearthing and reimagining them with producer Brad Cook at Justin Vernon’s April Base studio in Wisconsin was a cathartic experience, she says.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the heels of last year’s critically acclaimed \u003ca href=\"\/products\/waxahatchee-out-in-the-storm\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eOut in the Storm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, Crutchfield found herself looking to take a sharp turn away from the more rock-oriented influences of her recent records towards her more folk and country roots. “I would say that it is a complete 180 from the last record: super stripped-down, quiet, and with me performing solo, it’s a throwback to how I started.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"merge records","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl (Black)","offer_id":52739236266295,"sku":"MRG651LP","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":52739236331831,"sku":"MRG651CD","price":12.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Download","offer_id":52739236299063,"sku":"MRG651digital","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/3935\/3143\/files\/a124411f618046a34678a122786c362e295088c2_6d5f2b6111a5295a200f1ffdd509f893e6d348fa_medium_jpg.jpg?v=1785381853","url":"https:\/\/mergerecords.com\/products\/waxahatchee-great-thunder-ep","provider":"Merge Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}