{"product_id":"waxahatchee-ivy-tripp","title":"Waxahatchee - Ivy Tripp","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded in:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.spin.com\/featured\/the-50-best-albums-of-2015\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPIN's Best Albums of 2015\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e (#6)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.avclub.com\/article\/15-best-albums-2015-228932\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe AV Club's Best Albums of 2015\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e (#8)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.stereogum.com\/1845609\/the-50-best-albums-of-2015\/franchises\/2015-in-review\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStereogum's Best Albums of 2015\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e (#19)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2015\/12\/15\/459719483\/the-complete-list-npr-musics-favorite-songs-of-2015\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNPR Music's Favorite Songs of 2015\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e (\"Breathless\")\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/entertainment\/archive\/2015\/12\/our-favorite-songs-of-2015\/420585\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Atlantic's Favorite Songs of 2015\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e (\"La Loose\")\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/waxahatchee\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWaxahatchee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, the solo musical project of Katie Crutchfield, is named after a creek not far from her childhood home in Alabama and seems to represent both where she came from and where she’s going. \u003ci\u003eIvy Tripp\u003c\/i\u003e drifts confidently from its predecessors and brings forth a more informed and powerful recognition of where Crutchfield has currently found herself. The lament and grieving for her youth seem to have been replaced with control and sheer self-honesty. “My life has changed a lot in the last two years, and it’s been hard for me to process my feelings other than by writing songs,” says Crutchfield. “I think a running theme [of\u003ci\u003e Ivy Tripp\u003c\/i\u003e] is steadying yourself on shaky ground and reminding yourself that you have control in situations that seem overwhelming, or just being cognizant in moments of deep confusion or sadness, and learning to really feel emotions and to grow from that.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecorded and engineered by Kyle Gilbride of Wherever Audio at Crutchfield’s home on New York’s Long Island—with drums recorded in the gym of a local elementary school—\u003ci\u003eIvy Tripp\u003c\/i\u003e presents a more developed and aged version of Waxahatchee. “The title \u003ci\u003eIvy Tripp\u003c\/i\u003e is really just a term I made up for directionless-ness, specifically of the 20-something, 30-something, 40-something of today, lacking regard for the complaisant life path of our parents and grandparents. I have thought of it like this: [Waxahatchee’s last album] \u003ci\u003eCerulean Salt\u003c\/i\u003e is a solid and \u003ci\u003eIvy Tripp\u003c\/i\u003e is a gas.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"merge records","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":52739190587703,"sku":"MRG549lp","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":52739190620471,"sku":"MRG549cd","price":14.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Download","offer_id":52739190653239,"sku":"MRG549digital","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/3935\/3143\/files\/b0778775643083ea6d51b51a0807d3ea30d3e8ab_72be16c29afb46a3050e6231e50f69f96b61d719_medium_jpg.jpg?v=1785381021","url":"https:\/\/mergerecords.com\/products\/waxahatchee-ivy-tripp","provider":"Merge Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}