“I’m really interested in writing love songs that are gritty and unromantic,” she said of the track (Right Back to It). “I wanted to make a song about the ebb and flow of a longtime love story. I thought it might feel untraditional but a little more in alignment with my experience to write about feeling insecure or foiled in some way internally, but always finding your way back to a newness or an intimacy with the same person.”
– Katie Crutchfield in Press Release
One of the satisfactions – which I imagine many of you can relate to – of following other music blogs is stumbling upon wonderful songs you might never have heard otherwise. My friend Christian at his music blog Christian’s Music Musings, recently did a concert review of the Outlaw Music Festival in New Jersey. The lucky son of a gun got to see it all in its full glory – a lineup that included a fantastic Americana song that pushes and pulls between country and indie rock : Right Back To It by Waxahatchee.
Below, I’ve shared two live versions of the song – first from The Late Show, followed by Christian’s recording from the concert – both of which prove the group’s got real chops on stage, despite the inevitable murmuring of the crowd in the latter.
The festival also featured none other than Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson. In fact, the Outlaw Music Festival was founded by Nelson in 2016, originally intended as a one-time event, but it evolved into an annual touring festival. I particularly enjoyed Dylan’s performance of I Can Tell, which Christian presented – a blues-rock number written by Samuel Smith and first recorded by Bo Diddley back in 1962.
Now, I’ll hand you over to Christian and Right Back To It:
Next up was Waxahatchee, a music project of indie folk and indie rock singer-songwriter Katie Crutchfield. Crutchfield formed Waxahatchee in 2012 after the break-up of pop punk band P.S. Eliot she had co-founded in 2007. Starting with 2012’s American Weekend, six albums have appeared to date under the Waxahatchee moniker. Crutchfield’s excellent touring band included Liam Kazar (guitar), Colin Croom (guitar, pedal steel), Cole Berggren (keyboards, others), Brad Cook (bass) and Spencer Tweedy (drums). Most of Waxahatchee’s set featured songs from their most recent March 2024 album Tigers Blood. Here’s Right Back to It, penned by Crutchfield – great song!
– Christian at Christian Music Musings – Concert Review: Outlaw Music Festival in New Jersey
References:
1. Right Back to it – Wikipedia
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