Album:Quiet Signs Artist:Jessica Pratt Label:City Slang Genre:Singer / SongwriterFrom the album title to the songs, Los Angeles singer-songwriter Jessica Pratt likes to keep matters away from the spotlight. Much like her previous albums – 2012’s self-titled debut, 2015’s On Your Own Love Again – Pratt’s wonderfully hazy (and, at 26 minutes in length, compact) third outing is an exercise in calm and daydreaming, from whisper-soft vocals and barely thumbed acoustic guitar to aural slivers of flute and piano. If Quiet Signs wasn’t so seductive a piece of work it would be in danger of being trashed by this week’s biggest noises. Pratt need not be concerned, however, as the nine tracks all too readily prove. Throughout is a recreation of subtle lo-fi hiss that might ordinarily underwhelm discerning ears, but which in fact adds to the striking atmosphere.

Source: The Irish Times February 06, 2019 09:56 UTC