2000 Great Songs #1267: Can't Do Much
Following several albums of scrappy indie rock, Katie Crutchfield and the revolving cast of Waxahatchee made a pivot on 2020's Saint Cloud to a more polished, heartland-flavored country-rock sound. And while I missed the electric fizz of the prior record , "Can't Do Much" in particular illustrated why the change in sound brought them a much wider audience. It's a warm, jangly tune, something enchanting about the chorus that's had the song revolving steadily on auto-repeat inside my head for the past six years. (Also, hey, am I the only one who hears a nod to "Margaritaville" at the end of the chorus? Just curious.) Will it have the staying power to keep it on the list when the 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition hits the stores in 2045? Dunno, but the prognosis is pretty good. Live in the studio: Live 2025: Surprising cover by some random choral group: NEW! You can now see the entire Top 2000 to date in a sortable database !
