If It's Too Loud...

Photo courtesy Blood Lemon Jessica Pratt is known for her quiet and introspective folk songs. Because of that, she's not the first artist I'd expect Blood Lemon to cover, but the Boise trio's (which features Built to Spill bassist Melanie Radford) new single is a cover of Pratt's "Mountain'r Lower" from her 2012 self-titled debut. Gone is the quiet and acoustic folk song, and in its place is a loud, sludgy track. Blood Lemon's version is a giant, epic take on the song. Despite that, it's still somehow faithful to Pratt's original in spirit if not sonically. Blood Lemon's version is a straight up headbanger that sounds like if The Melvins decided to go a little more mainstream. Melanie Radford says of her band's new single: “I’ve always been a big fan of Jessica Pratt and her songwriting. I love how her early songs seemed to carry a sense of darkness. This song in particular had a haunting, gothic feel to it so Lisa and I felt it was per...

Jessica Pratt may not be the biggest artist of 2024, but she most certainly is one of the most beloved. That adoration was in full effect Saturday night at The Sinclair where a sold out crowd hung on every word and note of one of their favorite artists. This was not an evening for those that were curious. All five hundred and twenty five in attendance stood completely rapt for the entire performance. Jessica Pratt's show is a quiet one. All four musicians were sitting for the performance, and, despite having been to The Sinclair dozens of times, Saturday night was the first time I was aware of the noise caused by the HVAC system. The audience was dead silent during each and every song. Even between song chatter was kept to a bare minimum, and when it did happen it was barely even whispered. The crowd seemed to skew younger than I expected, and while "the kids" get a bad rap at shows, they were beyond well behaved for Jessica Pratt. And they were rewarded with a night of e...