On her fourth album, west coast artist Jessica Pratt expands the scope of her artistry, placing her sharpest songs to date within an ever-broadening pool of influences including spectral ’60s pop, Hollywood psychedelia and bossa nova. Whereas Pratt’s 2019 record, “Quiet Signs”, floated elegantly in the ether, “Here in the Pitch” is entrenched in more earthen characteristics, as the title suggests, and her craft is emboldened with a newfound gravitas.
The record, Pratt says, takes in “big panoramic sounds that make you think of the ocean and California”
Featuring nine tracks, the record makes use of timpani, glockenspiel, baritone saxophone and flute, and is said to feature “big panoramic sounds that make you think of the ocean and California” in Pratt’s own words. To mark the album’s announcement, she’s shared a video for lead track ‘Life Is’, Describing the song as “a statement of intention”, Pratt explained the lyrics thusly in a statement: “Life came and went and you didn’t land where you thought you would. It’s the third act and you’re trying to climb back on the horse before it gets dark.”
The third album from Jessica Pratt on classic black vinyl. The album was written in Los Angeles and recorded at Gary’s Electric in Brooklyn, NY over 2017/2018.
From the album ‘Here in the Pitch,’ out May 3, 2024 on Mexican Summer/City Slang Records
The Fat Angel Sings 