We knew one thing was afoot, we simply didn’t know we’d be getting a lot of it so rapidly.
Katie and Allison Crutchfield, the dual sisters and former P.S. Eliot bandmates who went onto indie rock renown with their bands Waxahatchee and Swearin’ within the 2010s, have been teasing new collaborative music recently. From the appears of their social posts, the mission concerned MJ Lenderman, who performed on the newest Waxahatchee album, and Brad Prepare dinner, Waxahatchee’s principal producer of late. ANTI- Data — the label the place Allison Crutchfield works as an A&R, which places out Waxahatchee and Lenderman’s information — was commenting up a storm on the varied members’ Instagram posts. And yeah, as all of us assumed, this crew received collectively and made an album for ANTI-.
That album, surprisingly, is out now — a correct post-Beyoncé full-length shock drop. They’re utilizing the band identify Snocaps, and the document is self-titled. It’s billed as a collaboration between the Crutchfield sisters, backed by Lenderman and Prepare dinner. Some reside reveals are deliberate for the top of this 12 months earlier than Snocaps “goes on ice” indefinitely. (See what they did there?) And there’s yet another vital bit of knowledge to share: For those who’ve been lacking Katie Crutchfield in indie rock mode throughout Waxahatchee’s status Americana period, this can be the album for you.
Stream Snocaps in full beneath.
Snocaps is out now digitally by way of ANTI- and vinyl arrives in April. We’ll be looking out for these reside dates…