West Coast-based singer/songwriter Jessica Pratt emerged with a distinctive introverted folk style on her 2012 self-titled debut. The album consisted of mostly low-key recordings, recalling both obscure psych-folk artists like Sibylle Baier and more well-known stargazing folk-rockers like David Crosby and Joni Mitchell. Pratt's debut was released by her friend Tim Presley of White Fence, on a label he started to release her music. Initial pressings sold out immediately. Pratt went on to grow in critical acclaim and general audience, touring around the world on her own and in support of Real Estate and Julia Holter. Her second album, On Your Own Love Again, appeared in 2015 on Drag City. ~ Fred Thomas