Birth Records has birthed a true treasure for it’s debut release. A record label started by one of my favorite artists these days, Tim Presley,who invested his hard earned White Fence money to get this voice on wax, and onto record players everywhere. The voice belongs to Jessica Pratt, and her album just melted my ears straight into my heart.

Armed with a voice and a guitar, this album from start to finish takes the simplicity of a melody and moves mountains in doing so. Jessica can do no wrong with her warm, embracing, and welcoming voice. I have to admit upon listening to this album, many moments of tingling goose bumps rushed through my arms as soon as certain notes of echoed whispers exited her mouth.She has a voice that is comparable to an incomparable 60’s folk artist that has yet to be discovered. This record has the feeling of many late 60’s/early 70’s folk recordings in the vein of Joan Baez or Joni Mitchell, complete with a finely finger picked guitar, a capo, and a set a lungs.

The beginning of “Night Faces” has a reminiscent essence to the Micheal Lloyd produced track “Amblin” in 1969, from the first Steven Spielberg film. But as soon as Jessica start singing, all resemblance fades into her own melodic creation. As each track is heard, you know that you’ve discovered something special as each song on this long player continues to send shivers, as the candlelight flickers, and the last drop of wine is poured in the glass. There is not one bad song on this album, and I have already discovered that I need more songs to be released. I can already picture a light string quartet as her backing would melt right into her next release. You can check out 3 choice cuts from her release at Birth Records’s soundcloud page below, but why listen to those three songs when I know you will just be purchasing the record after listening.

Sir Psych

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