Cerulean Salt
by Waxahatchee
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Waxahatchee bestography
Cerulean Salt is ranked 3rd best out of 7 albums by Waxahatchee on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Waxahatchee is Saint Cloud which is ranked number 1357 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,271.
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Cerulean Salt track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Cerulean Salt rankings
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Cerulean Salt ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/26/2026 07:04 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,161 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/13/2026 21:55 | TheHutts | 2,088 | 76/100 |
| ! | 03/19/2026 11:26 | Leginlists | 3,719 | 83/100 |
| ! | 12/31/2025 09:08 | TonySayers61 | 25,046 | 64/100 |
| ! | 12/21/2025 14:29 |  spigelwii | 645 | 85/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.1/100, a mean average of 74.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.4.
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HoldenM 08/15/2015 02:45 | #147710
I've listened to this over and over. While the vocals are great, and while the lyrics are great, the songwriting is seriously lacking. There's just way too little going on to hold my attention. If there was a stronger mood or aesthetic, I'd probably dig it more. There are some strong moments, but leaves a lot to be desired.
jhuik 02/22/2014 00:26 | #103948 | TOP COMMENT
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This is a beauty. Like others, I'm surprised more people don't dig it. Much better than a lot of albums higher ranked in '13.
Surprised by the lack of love for this album on this site. This album has really grown on me and I consider it one of the best five albums of the year. Can't understand how this site has it ranked as the 96th best album of the year. It may sound like it was recorded in 1994 but as far as I'm concerned, that's a good thing. If she was from Chicago I might think I was listening to Liz Phair's little sister.
Heard a lot of good things about this album. I was very underwhelmed.
RockyRaccoon 07/10/2013 00:39 | #80785 | TOP COMMENT
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As I started listening to this album, I was thoroughly unimpressed at the beginning. The first half of this album is relatively forgettable, the songs aren’t bad, but they’re nothing too terribly special. So I became discouraged, thinking “Wow, I have no idea what the hype was about". And then I continued listening and I hit the song “Tangled Envisioning" and it all went way up very quickly from there. The second half of this album is really good, very introspective and very well done. Waxahatchee (aka singer/songwriter Katie Crutchfield) is able to really write some good music, and has a sound very similar to a more modern Liz Phair. Like I said, the first half is nothing particularly special, but the second half is very special, so it evens out to a pretty good album.
NubbinBased 03/25/2013 21:55 | #69937
When I listen to an album, I want something to actually happen. Nothing is happening here. All I hear is mid-tempo indie.
Freddie55 03/13/2013 15:54 | #68136 | TOP COMMENT
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This album is getting significant critical acclaim. I enjoyed three or four tracks but the rest just doesn't resonate with me.
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