Katie Crutchfield takes us through the tracks on her new record, and Merge debut, “Ivy Tripp”; plus, revisiting past relationships, the inspiration of Nicki Minaj, and the sublimity of her surroundings.

The Los Angeles songstress goes through the tracks on her new solo record, The Voyager; plus, killing her darlings,working with Beck and Ryan Adams, and what “Wonderwall” has to do with it.