{"id":15931,"date":"2026-07-24T17:55:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T12:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15931"},"modified":"2026-07-24T17:55:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T12:55:17","slug":"waxahatchees-katie-crutchfield-kevin-morby-welcome-first-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15931","title":{"rendered":"Waxahatchee&#8217;s Katie Crutchfield &#038; Kevin Morby Welcome First Child"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIndie rockers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/waxahatchee\/\">Waxahatchee<\/a> and Kevin Morby have a very good reason to take a break from the road. The couple just welcomed their first child together, with Morby announcing the good news on his Substack on Wednesday (July 22), revealing that he had it back home from a European tour with no time to spare.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-related-artists \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-1 lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-align-items-center lrv-u-margin-l-00@desktop-xl a-glue@desktop-xl lrv-a-glue--t-0 lrv-a-glue--l-0 u-margin-t-29px@desktop u-margin-t-250@mobile-max u-margin-lr-auto@desktop-xl-max u-max-width-400@desktop-xl-max u-width-100p@mobile-max u-max-width-80@desktop-xl\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-color-white a-font-primary-fancy-m lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-text-align-center a-article-related-module-title lrv-u-padding-tb-050\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<div class=\"a-article-related-module-wrap lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl lrv-u-flex-grow-1 u-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl-max u-align-items-center lrv-u-position-relative u-flex-basis-100p lrv-u-padding-b-075\">\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column u-width-80 u-width-160@mobile-max lrv-a-glue-parent lrv-u-flex-shrink-0\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/waxahatchee\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"a-crop-1x1 lrv-u-height-100p\" style=\"\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/charts-static.billboard.com\/img\/2013\/03\/waxahatchee-s40-344x344.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"o-indicator lrv-a-glue a-glue--b-n050 lrv-a-glue--r-0 a-glue--t-auto a-glue--l-0 lrv-u-margin-lr-auto u-pointer-events-none lrv-u-background-color-brand-primary lrv-u-border-radius-50p u-width-20 u-height-20 a-icon-related-artist lrv-a-icon-after\"><\/p>\n<p>\t<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-secondary-fancy-xxxs@desktop-xl a-font-secondary-fancy-s@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-black u-padding-t-13 lrv-u-padding-b-2 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-color-black lrv-u-width-100p\">See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI returned from my European tour just in time. For our little beautiful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/t\/baby\/\" id=\"auto-tag_baby\" data-tag=\"baby\">baby<\/a> to kick the door in two weeks ahead of schedule,\u201d Morby wrote of the child born on Tuesday (July 21), whose name he did not reveal. \u201cThe tour \u2014 as amazing as it was \u2014 was somewhat tense having to leave a very pregnant Katie [Crutchfield] at home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tCrutchfield <a href=\"https:\/\/stereogum.com\/2495668\/waxahatchee-covers-choosin-texas-announces-pregnancy-at-tour-kickoff\/music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">revealed that she was pregnant<\/a> in April during the first date of her co-headlining acoustic tour with MJ Lenderman, where she told the crowd, \u201cThis is a song about having a baby. This one\u2019s going to hit a little different for me now.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn his Substack announce, Morby continued, \u201cWe all found ourselves holding our collective breath that he wouldn\u2019t come too early. And like clockwork, I was home all but eight hours before Katie\u2019s water broke. I like to think that the little guy waited for me. His due date was August first but luckily we get some extra time with him. Who we thought would be a Leo is now a Cancer. He is perfect \u2026 Katie\u2019s such a badass. But yall already knew that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMorby said the blessed event will mean he has to drop out of his planned performance at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/concerts\/bon-iver-eaux-claires-festival-returns-lineup-dylan-yachty-1236178652\/\">Bon Iver\u2019s Eaux Claires festival<\/a> this weekend in Wisconsin. \u201cI was looking forward to jamming with Justin and Aaron [Dessner] which was going to feel very full circle but I know we will have lots of jamming in our futures. Sending everyone there my love this weekend,\u201d he wrote. \u201cFor now, in terms of jamming, I\u2019m going to be holding this little ball of magic while listening to Grouper \u2014 \u2018Heavy Water\/I\u2019d Rather Be Sleeping\u2019 on repeat. 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