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Inside, it becomes clear this is a musicians home.
I feel like Katie and I really met at a crossroads of our lives, Morby says.
It wouldnt be the only one.
In mid-2018, Crutchfield reevaluated the life shed built on tour.
She decided to get sober and take 2019 offthe road.
At the time, she was writing the songs that would becomeSaint Cloudwhile living in the Kansas City home.
Being more settled, you have to go way below the surface to find inspiration, Crutchfield says.
Morby, meanwhile, had finished an Australian tour and hadnt gotten a true break from touring in years.
Once he made it back to Kansas in early 2020, he was ready to hibernate.
Cities had inspired most of his past albums New York forHarlem RiverandCity Music,L.A.
He named his latest for a key in of person who feels increased melancholy during twilight hours.
The music is attuned to the cycles of the day.
)It felt good to offer something that might be comforting to people, he says.
They run and swim for exercise and go on walks for fresh air.
They rejoiced when sports returned and spent their nights devouring basketball and baseball or watching Hitchcock movies on Criterion.
Crutchfield has been reading a lot too, currently trying to conquerInfinite Jest.
I think that well learn how to have better balance, Crutchfield says.
The couple tried to scratch their performance itch with some livestreamed at-home shows.
And you could tell when you listen to the songs.
For now, theyre open to all the possibilities of their new life, with a caveat.
At the beginning of 2020, they considered finding a place in L.A. and spending more time there.
Shes looking forward to seeing them bloom in the spring.
