Jessica Pratt Announces Third Studio Album, Releases New Music Video

Jessica Pratt has announced her third studio album, Quiet Signs, out on Feb. 8, 2019, via Mexican Summer. With it, Pratt has released the album’s lead single, “This Time Around,” and its Laura-Lynn Petrick-directed video.

Quiet Signs, Pratt’s third album, follows 2015’s On Your Own Love Again.

“On some level I considered an audience while making the last record,” said Pratt in a statement. “But my creative world was still very private then and I analyzed the process less. This was the first time I approached writing with the idea of a cohesive record in mind.”

The video for “This Time Around” features hazy clips of Pratt walking along various outdoor backdrops and lounging about an ornate mansion, somewhat cryptically gazing at her own reflection. The single itself principally features Pratt’s melancholic, lonesome vocals as they dance around one single guitar’s simply strummed chords. It’s uncomplicated in construction and just mysterious enough to be perfectly served by the accompanying visual.

The album was produced by both Pratt and Al Carson, who, along with Matt McDermott, also performs on the record. Pratt is set to perform a few dates in Europe next month before heading back to the States to support Kurt Vile on his North American tour.

Revisit Paste’s 2015 feature on Pratt and check out her new single (and 2013 Daytrotter Session) below. Find her upcoming tour dates further down, along with the Quiet Signs album art and tracklist.

Quiet Signs Tracklist:
01. Opening Night
02. As The World Turns
03. Fare Thee Well
04. Here My Love
05. Poly Blue
06. This Time Around
07. Crossing
08. Silent Song
09. Aeroplane

Quiet Signs Album Art:

Jessica Pratt Tour Dates:

November
07 – London, U.K. @ St. Matthias Church
08 – Brussels, Belgium @ Botanique-Witloofbar
09 – Utrecht, Netherlands @ Le Guess Who Festival
11 – Berlin, Germany @ Funkhaus
23 – Kingston, N.Y. @ Beverly Lounge
24 – Boston, Mass. @ House of Blues *
28 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Brooklyn Steel *
30 – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club *

December
03 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Variety Playhouse *
05 – Oklahoma City, Okla. @ Jones Assembly *
06 – Austin, Texas @ ACL Live at The Moody Theater *
07 – Dallas, Texas @ Canton Hall *
09 – San Diego, Calif. @ The Observatory North Park *
11 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Wiltern *
12 – Oakland, Calif. @ Fox Theatre *
14 – Portland, Ore. @ Crystal Ballroom *
15 – Seattle, Wash. @ Moore Theatre *
16 – Vancouver, B.C. @ Commodore Ballroom *
19 – Minneapolis, Minn. @ First Avenue *
20 – Madison, Wis. @ Sylvee *
21 – Milwaukee, Wis. @ Turner Hall *
22 – Chicago, Il. @ Riviera Theatre *

(* supporting Kurt Vile)