Album Of The Week (5/7/24) : Jessica Pratt - ‘Here In The Pitch’
Album of the week! Jessica Pratt - ‘Here In The Pitch’.
Hearing Jessica’s first album, a decade or so ago, was a revelation. The excitement of a young artist with a fully developed sound, with a unique and captivating take on songwriting. It’s the kind of record that stays in the brain; a haunting, skeletal masterpiece of artist alone with her instrument (in Jessica’s case, nylon string guitar).
Her new release captures the same kind of stop in your tracks magic, but fleshed out with some exceptionally cool additional instrumentation. The songwriting is something to seriously take note of; while listening, it reminds me melodically of the kinda things that made Brian Wilson, Arthur Lee, Scott Walker, Burt Bacharach, and Syd Barrett such beacons of greatness. Jessica has her own thing completely, these aren’t a way of saying ‘she sounds like’…. however, if you dig any of those artists, I’d be very surprised if you aren’t captivated by this beautiful album.