Quiet Signs

Pitchfork 8.4/10 The Los Angeles folk musician’s third album is her best yet—a collection of hushed reveries that unspool like daydreams.

The Needle Drop 6/10 Quiet Signs is a meager helping of Jessica Pratt's pretty and subtly psychedelic style of folk songwriting.

The Line of Best Fit 8/10 While Jessica Pratt’s already-absorbing sound has been made fuller and richer on Quiet Signs, there’s still a charming simplicity to it all. And what do they say about simplicity? There’s a certain beauty in it. Here it’s ethereal and exquisite, with a magic that weaves its way into your being and transforms the world around you.

Rolling Stone 3.5/5 The record’s nine songs clock in at just 28 minutes total, which feels just right, the samey-ness among songs playing as a strength, conjuring a mood and maintaining it, yet never feeling predictable.

DIY 4/5 At the heart of ‘Quiet Signs’ remains Jessica Pratt’s acquired taste of a voice and her penchant for dainty instrumental work, but the record’s palpable atmospherics might be enough to win over previous detractors.

All Music 4.5/5 Though earlier albums saw her crafting a strange otherworld, the perpetual sunset hinted at before is painted here in new dimensions, making this set of songs her best and easiest to revisit.

The Skinny 4/5 There’s no doubt she harks back to yesteryear, but Pratt’s music is not retrograde – these songs seem like lived-in classics, passed down from generation to generation.

Under The Radar 7.0/10 Her sound has gained a wide-scope cinematic feel without losing any of its raw intimacy.

Clash 7/10 It’s a quietly self-assured and immersive album that should mark out and reaffirm Pratt’s singularity.

The Observer 3/5 These nine songs, fully and beautifully recorded in a professional studio for the first time, stick to the winning formula, centred around hypnotically simple acoustic repetitions, muted piano and Pratt’s soft siren calls.

Loud and Quiet 9/10 It is the purest distillation of this artist’s voice and is primed to be one of the year’s standout releases.

Pop Matters 9/10 Emptiness, according to Jessica Pratt, is an opportunity to find meaning. As a result, Quiet Signs builds strength as it galvanizes simplicity.

The Guardian 3/5 If some songs risk being that bit too hazy and undefined, Quiet Signs offers another magical otherworld to escape into.

Spectrum Culture 80% For every shadowy quality ... there’s enough musical and lyrical intrigue to warrant dozens of listens.

The Irish Times 4/5 Throughout is a recreation of subtle lo-fi hiss that might ordinarily underwhelm discerning ears, but which in fact adds to the striking atmosphere.