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