American Weekend Explained

American Weekend
Type:	studio
Artist:	Waxahatchee
Cover:	American_Weekend_cover_art.jpg
Released:	January 12, 2012
Genre:	Indie folk lo-fi alternative country
Length:	33:50
Label:	Don Giovanni
Next Title:	Cerulean Salt
Next Year:	2013

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

1. "Catfish" – 3:59
2. "Grass Stain" – 2:30
3. "Rose, 1956" – 2:47
4. "American Weekend" – 4:11
5. "Michel" – 3:01
6. "Be Good" – 2:33
7. "Luminary Blake" – 2:41
8. "Magic City Wholesale" – 3:01
9. "Bathtub" – 3:13
10. "I Think I Love You" – 3:23
11. "Noccalula" – 2:42

Critical reception

The album was awarded four stars by Scott Kerr of AllMusic.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tyler-Ameen. Daoud. Waxahatchee: A Love Song, Without The Love. NPR.
2. Web site: NPR Music's 50 Favorite Songs Of 2012 (So Far). . July 4, 2012.
3. Web site: Listed: The Dusted Mid-Year Report (2012 Edition). July 4, 2012.