Tourist in This Town

Tourist in This Town is the debut solo album by Allison Crutchfield, a former member and co-founder of the bands P.S. Eliot and Swearin'. It was released on January 27, 2017 on Merge Records, and produced by Jeff Zeigler.

Critical reception
Tourist in This Town received mostly favorable reviews from music critics; according to review aggregator website Metacritic, it has a score of 82 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim" from critics. One of these favorable reviews was written by Pitchfork's Jazz Monroe, who gave the album a score of 7.8 out of 10, writing that it "channels the kind of late-80s synth pop that jettisoned style in favor of vastness and grace—skyline synths pirouette, vocals implore, pensive guitars sporadically erupt."

Track listing

 * 1) Broad Daylight – 3:30
 * 2) I Don’t Ever Wanna Leave California – 2:24
 * 3) Charlie – 2:30
 * 4) Dean’s Room – 4:16
 * 5) Sightseeing – 4:38
 * 6) Expatriate – 2:30
 * 7) Mile Away – 3:57
 * 8) The Marriage – 0:55
 * 9) Secret Lives and Deaths – 3:20
 * 10) Chopsticks on Pots and Pans – 4:28

Personnel

 * Sam Cook–Parrott – 	bass, guitar, vocals
 * Allison Crutchfield – 	arranger, guitar, piano, primary artist, producer, synthesizer, vocals
 * Katie Crutchfield – 	vocals
 * Joey Doubek – 	drums, percussion
 * Maggie Fost – 	design
 * Maria Rice – 	assistant mastering engineer
 * Jesse Riggins – 	photography
 * Jeff Zeigler – 	drum programming, engineer, mastering, producer, synthesizer