| On Your Own Love Again | ||||
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| Released | January 27, 2015 | |||
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| Length | 31:34 | |||
| Label | Drag City | |||
| Producer | Jessica Pratt | |||
| Jessica Pratt chronology | ||||
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On Your Own Love Again is the second studio album by American musician Jessica Pratt. It was released on January 27, 2015, through Drag City. It is her only work with the label, as the 2019 follow-up Quiet Signs would be released through Mexican Summer.
The songs on On Your Own Love Again are "dreamlike, radiant" folk songs, recalling musicians like Nick Drake, Angel Olsen and others. [1] They have been seen for playing like acoustic dream pop songs, along with being "whimsically" experimental. [2] [3]
The album was recorded with a four-track, yielding a lo-fi aesthetic that showcases Pratt's "soft" vocals and fingerpicked guitar. [4] [5]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.6/10 [6] |
| Metacritic | 79/100 [7] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| Clash | 8/10 [9] |
| Consequence | B [10] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10 [4] |
| The Guardian |  [1] |
| The Observer | [11] |
| Paste | 9.0/10 [2] |
| Pitchfork | 8.1/10 [3] |
| Rolling Stone | [12] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |   [13] |
On Your Own Love Again was welcomed with critical applause upon release. On Metacritic, it holds a score of 79 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on 24 reviews. [7]
Fred Thomas for AllMusic lauded the album, praising its songs' "undeniably powerful radiance". [8] Jenn Pelly for Pitchfork called it "gorgeous", seeing it as "more dramatic and distinctive" than her debut. She noted how "its unadorned emotional uncertainty is profound and relatable." [3]
| Year | Publication | Work | List | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Pitchfork | "Back, Baby" | The 100 Best Tracks of 2014 | 82 | |
| 2015 | AllMusic | On Your Own Love Again | Favorite Singer/Songwriter Albums | * | |
| Exclaim! | Exclaim!'s Top 10 Folk & Country Albums Best of 2015 | 6 | |||
| The Guardian | The best albums of 2015 | 33 | |||
| Paste | The 50 Best Albums of 2015 | 23 |
* denotes an unordered list
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wrong Hand" | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Game That I Play" | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Strange Melody" | 5:02 |
| 4. | "Greycedes" | 2:38 |
| 5. | "Moon Dude" | 3:40 |
| 6. | "Jacquelyn in the Background" | 3:23 |
| 7. | "I've Got a Feeling" | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Back, Baby" | 3:55 |
| 9. | "On Your Own Love Again" | 1:33 |
| Total length: | 31:34 | |
Adapted from Exclaim! and AllMusic's Credits page for Love. [4] [20]
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