Jessica Pratt (album) explained

Jessica Pratt
Type:studio
Artist:Jessica Pratt
Cover:Jessica Pratt debut album cover.jpg
Released:November 6, 2012
Recorded:2007
Genre:Folk
Label:Birth
Producer:Craig Gotsill
Next Title:On Your Own Love Again
Next Year:2015

Jessica Pratt is the debut studio album by American folk singer-songwriter Jessica Pratt. It was released on November 6, 2012[1] through Darker My Love guitarist Tim Presley's record label, Birth Records. Produced by Craig Gotsill, the album features the songs that were originally recorded in 2007 over analogue tape.[2]

It was preceded by a single, Night Faces, which was released online on November 1[3] and was well received by Pitchfork, who called in "pure and radiant folk poetry that's commanding even at its most whispered moments".[4] The initial 500 pressings of the album sold out in less than two weeks.[5] It received attention from many music websites and magazines, including Pitchfork,[6] Consequence of Sound[7] and PopMatters.[8]

Critical reception

Upon its release, Jessica Pratt received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 78, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 7 reviews. James Reed of The Boston Globe though that "the album brings to mind the homespun intimacy of Sibylle Baier’s “Colour Green” and Karen Dalton’s world-weary take on folk blues," while describing the songs on the album as "quiet gems cradled in the rudimentary but delicate fingerpicking of her acoustic guitar."[9] Consequence of Sound critic Philips Cosores wrote: "Pratt has provided for herself a successful introduction to the world, where her unpredictable melodies and vocal tics proudly display strengths and weaknesses with unwavering confidence, reminding of the potential contained in minimal production and instrumentation."[7] Nevertheless, PopMatters critic Elias Leight was more mixed in his review, writing: "Sometimes Pratt’s nervousness about being looped into a scene extends to her album’s production. Some songs are cloaked in hissing tape, and her lyrics can be difficult to make out."[8]

Track listing

All songs written and performed by Jessica Pratt.

  1. "Night Faces" – 4:08
  2. "Hollywood" – 3:27
  3. "Bushel Hyde" – 4:10
  4. "Mountain'r Lower" – 3:18
  5. "Half Twain the Jesse" – 5:24
  6. "Casper" – 4:26
  7. "Midnight Wheels" – 3:19
  8. "Mother Big River" – 4:19
  9. "Streets of Mine" – 2:43
  10. "Titles Under Pressure" – 2:33
  11. "Dreams" – 3:11

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jessica Pratt - "Jessica Pratt" . music.apple.com . 19 February 2023.
  2. Web site: Interview: Jessica Pratt . . December 20, 2012 . Pickard, Joshua.
  3. Web site: Singh . Amrit . Jessica Pratt - "Night Faces", November 1, 2012 . Stereogum.com . November 2012 . 19 February 2023.
  4. Web site: Pelly . Jenn . Tracks: Jessica Pratt - "Night Faces", October 30, 2012 . Pitchfork.com . 19 February 2023.
  5. Web site: Interview: Jessica Pratt . . November 20, 2012 . April 21, 2014 . Bravo, Amber.
  6. Web site: Jessica Pratt - Jessica Pratt . . November 20, 2012 . May 23, 2014 . Zoladz, Lindsay.
  7. Web site: Album Review: Jessica Pratt – Jessica Pratt . . November 27, 2012 . May 23, 2014 . Cosores, Phillip.
  8. Web site: Jessica Pratt: Jessica Pratt . . July 16, 2013 . May 23, 2014 . Leight, Elias.
  9. Web site: Jessica Pratt's self-titled album echoes an era past . . December 18, 2012 . July 15, 2015 . Reed, James.

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