Jessica Pratt
Renee Parkhurst/Courtesy of the artist
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Renee Parkhurst/Courtesy of the artist
Jessica Pratt
Renee Parkhurst/Courtesy of the artist
- “Life Is”
- “Higher Hate”
- “Get Your Head Out”
On the floor, Los Angeles can seem to be a sunny, glittering paradise. Palm timber, stunning individuals and countless sunshine abound, however the California dream has a darkish aspect, too. That is what Jessica Pratt was curious about whereas she was engaged on her newest album, Right here within the Pitch.
The LA-based artist immersed herself in books concerning the state’s seedy historical past, and she or he discovered inspiration within the work of experimental filmmaker Kenneth Anger.
On this session, Pratt talks about her fascination with the battle of sunshine and darkish in California’s mythos, and about how the actual and metaphysical combine in her songwriting to create an environment that appears like one thing between a California dream and a California nightmare.
This episode of World Cafe was produced and edited by Miguel Perez. Our senior producer is Kimberly Junod and our engineer is Chris Williams. Our programming and reserving coordinator is Chelsea Johnson and our line producer is Will Loftus.
