“I am calling out to you… from the n’other place,” howled Jessica Pratt back on 2012’s “Bushel Hyde.” Here her sage, smoky vocals seemed to be longing for We interviewed Jessica Pratt about her new album.
Here her sage, smoky vocals seemed to be longing for something that exists beyond time zones and—amid an elemental, cascading guitar line that felt more like it was being played by falling raindrops than human fingers—Pratt reminded the listener: “There was a time before us!”
Pratt’s experimental take is very much rooted in playing around with the concept of time—and exploring the idea of there being a life after death: “I’ve had a couple of dreams where I am a ghost and trying to scare people that I know—God only knows what that means! To believe in ghosts, or to even make music, period, I believe you must shut off your critical mind a little bit and be a conduit for some energy.
It’s really telling that the first thing you hear on this new record are those pulsating, crashing drums. To me, that’s you telling the people: Yeah, I’m on my rockstar trip, finally! Yeah, I do believe. I think that I’m also the kind of person who can be somewhat doubtful and maybe a little depressed, but on my best days I believe in ghosts for sure. The idea of there being nothing after we pass away, even if you try to rationalize it in some way, it just feels very depressing to me.
On this album, you’re doodling a lot with your voice, which I really love. To me, the most profound singers can sound like they’re making a philosophical statement, even when they’re just saying the same word over and over again.
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