JESSICA PRATT SHARES NEW SINGLE 'AEROPLANE'

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NEW ALBUM QUIET SIGNS OUT 8 FEBRUARY VIA CITY SLANG

Jessica Pratt's third album Quiet Signs will be released on 8 February via City Slang. The third single from the new album, 'Aeroplane', finds Pratt airborne, contemplating the lights of the city below. The music follows in turn, levitating on a simple guitar riff. It's Pratt's first electric song, and another example of Quiet Signs' subtle expansion of her sound. When she sings "fate must be on my side," she sounds resolute and determined against minimalist organ drone, fitting into a tradition of hushed late-night ballads stretching from The Velvet Underground to Galaxie 500. Even still, we're caught up in Jessica Pratt's singular, otherworldly dream.

Quiet Signs is Pratt's first album fully recorded in a professional studio setting, her songs and guitar arrangements have been pared back to include only what is essential, while the home recorded haze of previous efforts parts to reveal the full scope of her vision. The album leads off with ‘Opening Night’, a nod to Gena Rowlands' harrowing, brilliant performance in the John Cassavetes film of the same name, as well as to where this spare, beautiful collection of songs falls within the course of the California artist's career. Songs like ‘Fare Thee Well’ and ‘Poly Blue’ retain glimmers of On Your Own Love Again's hazy day afternoon spells, yet delicate flute, string and organ arrangements and rehearsal room piano now gesture towards the lush chamber pop & longing of The Left Banke. On the first single, ‘This Time Around’, Pratt hits on a profound, late-night clarity over just a couple of deep chords, evoking Caetano Veloso's casual coastal brilliance. And before the curtain drops, Pratt provides a show-stopping closer, ‘Aeroplane’. Finally at home in a plane above the illuminated city, she sings with a newfound resolve. Quiet Signs is the journey of an artist stepping out of the darkened wings, growing comfortable as a solitary figure on a sprawling stage.

The album was written in Los Angeles and recorded at Gary's Electric in Brooklyn, NY over 2017/2018. It was co-produced by Al Carlson, who contributes flute, organ and piano. Matt McDermott also played piano and string synthesiser.

Photo credit: Guillaume Belvez

Listen to the previously shared 'This Time Around' here:

Pre-order Quiet Signs here: https://jessicapratt.lnk.to/Qu...

Praise for "Quiet Signs":

"An utterly captivating record from its first second to its last"

5/5 Q

"The opacity of Quiet Signs is [...] not a bug – it is what makes these beautiful songs so completely absorbing" 4/5 Mojo

"Jessica Pratt does a lot with very little"

8/10 Uncut

"Jessica Pratt looks set to make one of the earliest bids for album of 2019"

The Line of Best Fit

"Jessica Pratt’s third album is a reflection of suffering creating from a space of contentment – and it might well be her masterpiece" GoldFlakePaint

"A masterpiece in miniature"

Clash

"Once again Jessica Pratt has proven her singular ability for poetic narrative and graceful feather-like instrumentation" The 405 ‘Track of the Day

"Transfixing"

Drowned In Sound