American Weekend
| American Weekend | ||||
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| Released | January 12, 2012 | |||
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| Length | 33:50 | |||
| Label | Don Giovanni | |||
| Waxahatchee chronology | ||||
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American Weekend is the debut studio album by American indie music project Waxahatchee, released on January 12, 2012 by Don Giovanni Records.
On June 11, 2012, "Be Good" was the song of the day on NPR,[1] as well as one of the best 50 songs of 2012.[2] American Weekend was named a top album of 2012 by The New York Times and Dusted magazine.[3]
Singer-songwriter Emily Kinney covered "Be Good" on her 2014 Expired Love album.
Track listing
[edit]- "Catfish" – 3:59
- "Grass Stain" – 2:30
- "Rose, 1956" – 2:47
- "American Weekend" – 4:11
- "Michel" – 3:01
- "Be Good" – 2:33
- "Luminary Blake" – 2:41
- "Magic City Wholesale" – 3:01
- "Bathtub" – 3:13
- "I Think I Love You" – 3:23
- "Noccalula" – 2:42
Critical reception
[edit]The album was awarded four stars by Scott Kerr of AllMusic.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Punknews.org |  [5] |
References
[edit]- ^ Tyler-Ameen, Daoud. "Waxahatchee: A Love Song, Without The Love". NPR.
- ^ "NPR Music's 50 Favorite Songs Of 2012 (So Far)". NPR. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
- ^ "Listed: The Dusted Mid-Year Report (2012 Edition)". Retrieved July 4, 2012.
- ^ Kerr, Scott. "American Weekend – Waxahatchee". AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
- ^ "Waxahatchee – American Weekend". www.punknews.org. January 31, 2012.
External links
[edit]- American Weekend at Discogs (list of releases)
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