Katie Crutchfield is a singer and songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama. She’s been making music under the name Waxahatchee since 2010. Her fifth album, Saint Cloud, came out this past March. Pitchfork named it Best New Music, and The Guardian called it the best album of the year so far. In this episode, Katie breaks down how she made the song “Fire.”

You can buy or stream “Fire” here.

Illustration by Carlos Lerma.

For a transcript of this episode, click here.

footnotes
Brad Cook – producer
Bonny Doon – band
Sonic Ranch – studio