Quiet Signs

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Quiet Signs
Jessica Pratt - Quiet Signs.png
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 8, 2019 (2019-02-08)
Length27:48
Label Mexican Summer
Producer Al Carlson
Jessica Pratt chronology
On Your Own Love Again
(2015)
Quiet Signs
(2019)
Here in the Pitch
(2024)

Quiet Signs is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Jessica Pratt. It was released on February 8, 2019, through Mexican Summer. The album was produced by Al Carlson. [1]

Contents

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10 [2]
Metacritic 84/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
Consequence of Sound B+ [5]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Pitchfork 8.4/10 [10]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [11]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Uncut 8/10 [13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jessica Pratt

No.TitleLength
1."Opening Night"1:40
2."As the World Turns"3:11
3."Fare Thee Well"4:05
4."Here My Love"2:54
5."Poly Blue"2:43
6."This Time Around"3:37
7."Crossing"2:48
8."Silent Song"3:13
9."Aeroplane"3:37

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [14] 144
Scottish Albums (OCC) [15] 77
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [16] 15
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [17] 4
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [18] 16

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