American Weekend

A collection of minimal acoustic-guitar pop about relationships and transience, written and recorded in a week at Katie’s family’s Alabama home. “I don’t care if I’m too young to be unhappy,” she sings on “Grass Stain.” That lyric sort of sums up this entire album. It’s the kind of record you want to simultaneously keep all to yourself and share with everyone you’ve ever met.

In the midst of a blizzard in Alabama, Katie Crutchfield -- formerly of indie pop band P.S. Eliot -- penned songs for her debut solo album American Weekend, which was released under the moniker Waxahatchee.