Jessica Pratt joins host Raina Douris

Los Angeles can seem like a sunny, glittering paradise, but that California dream has a dark side too. It’s that conflict – between the shimmery surface and what lurks beneath it – that Jessica Pratt was interested in while she was working on her latest album, Here in the Pitch. On the World Cafe, Jessica joins us to talk about the inspirations behind her new album.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist
Fleetwood Mac “Gold Dust Woman” Romours
Jessica Pratt “Life Is” WC Recording
Leonard Cohen “Who by Fire” New Skin for the Old Ceremony
Jessica Pratt “Better Hate” WC Recording
Beach Boys “Pet Sounds” Pet Sounds
Jessica Pratt “Get Your Head Out” WC Recording
Neko Case “Hold On, Hold On” Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
The Decemberists “Engine Driver” Picaresque
Grace Bowers & The Hodge “Tell Me Why U Do That” Wine on Venus
Cassandra Lewis “So Bad” Lost in a Dream
The Avett Brothers “High Steppin'” Closer That Together
Little Feat “Willin'” Little Feat

Hour Two
Hiss Golden Messenger “Biloxi” Heart Like A Levee
The Rolling Stones “Just Your Fool” Blue & Lonesome
Leif Vollebekk “Peace Of Mind (Evening)” Revelation
George Harrison “Give Me Love” Living In The Material World
Lana Del Rey “Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Boulevard” Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Boulevard
Paris Paloma “labour” Cacophony
David Bowie “Slow Burn” WC Recording
Bon Iver “Holocene” WC Recording
Kacey Musgraves “Superbloom (feat. Leon Bridges)” Deeper Well: Deeper Into the Well
The Lone Bellow “Take My Love” The Came The Morning
Wishy “Triple Seven” Triple Seven
Pixies “Here Comes Your Man” Doolittle
The Heavy Heavy “Happiness” One of a Kind
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats “I Need Never Get Old” Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Josh Ritter “Getting Ready to Get Down” Sermon On The Rocks