Singer-songwriter Jessica Pratt's latest album is a distinct shift from her austere sound
When Jessica Pratt released her debut self-titled album in 2011, the singer-songwriter was critically praised for her austere guitar and hypnotic voice
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Jessica Pratt released her debut self-titled album, which she boasts had virtually no post-production, the singer-songwriter was critically praised for her austere guitar and hypnotic voice. The 2011 album’s imperfections were a feature rather than a drawback.
It should come as no surprise then that the indie musician is proceeding with caution as she embraces a more complex and refined sound on her fourth album — out Friday — and first in five years.
“There can be a real danger with people who have sort of originated as solo artists graduating into this full band incarnation,” Pratt says. “It can result in a watered-down sound or like a homogenous sound if you aren’t careful because maybe some of those more idiosyncratic qualities of the music can get stamped out.”
So when Pratt went into the studio to record “Here in the Pitch,” she was calculated and purposeful about the role each instrument would play.
