Waxahatchee joins host Raina Douris

For Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield, songwriting is an art form, but it can also be like solving a math problem. On the World Cafe, Crutchfield talks about finding the perfect lines of poetry to craft her new album, Tiger’s Blood, and why she doesn’t believe in the “tortured artist” trope. Plus, Waxahatchee performs live in our studio.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist

Elton John “Amoreena” Tumbleweed Connection

Waxahatchee “Burns Out At Midnight” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Waxahatchee “Right Back To It” Tigers Blood

Waxahatchee “Right Back To It” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Waxahatchee “Crimes of the Heart” Tigers Blood

SZA “Prom” CTRL

Waxahatchee “Crowbar” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Waxahatchee “Bored” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Lucinda Williams “Right In Time” Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

Feist “1234” The Reminder

Julien Baker “Faith Healer” Little Oblivions

Hour Two
Radiohead “Let Down” OK Computer

Phosphorescent “Revelator” Revelator

Annie Lennox “Waiting In Vain” Medusa

Erykah Badu “On & On” Baduizm

Maggie Rogers “Don’t Forget Me” Don’t Forget Me

Metric “Gimme Sympathy” Live at the World Cafe

Dave Matthews Band” “Ants Marching” Live at the World Cafe

Blondshell “Docket (feat. Bully)” single

Cake “Never There” Prolonging The Magic

The Dip “Love Direction” Love Direction

The Beatles “Good Day Sunshine” Revolver

Kacey Musgraves “Deeper Well” Deeper Well

Sierra Ferrell “American Dreaming” Trail of Flowers

The Breeders “Drivin’ on 9” Last Splash