Jessica Pratt (album)

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Jessica Pratt
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Studio album by
Jessica Pratt
ReleasedNovember 6, 2012
Recorded2007
Genre Folk
Length40:58
Label Birth
Producer Craig Gotsill
Jessica Pratt chronology
Jessica Pratt
(2012)		 On Your Own Love Again
(2015)
Singles from Jessica Pratt
  1. "Night Faces"
    Released: November 1, 2012

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]

Contents

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

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [9]
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence B [7]
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [6]
PopMatters 6/10 [8]

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. [9] 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." [10] 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

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