Album Review: Prairie Cat’s Is Cary Pratt Feels Like A Music Prom
If someone told me Prairie Cat studied every single 70’s catalogue on love, dating, and restless romance, I would believe it. His new album, Is Cary Pratt, feels like an electro disco where Cary Pratt and his potential lover are dancing under a single spotlight. The album is mutually intimate and rambunctious like, a kid readying for prom.
Yes, I know that a teen readying for prom might appear like a random nightmare to someone, BUT there is something giddy, mischievous, and bright to the “big day”. Young kids dress in their best garb and emotionally free themselves to have some of the last, good times they will have with their high school class, and, in some ways, Prairie Cat draws on that youthful essence. As the lead vocalist, Cary Pratt states, “Life is short, so be yourself!”. That is the core motto to the entire album , in which songs “Ruff”, “Crib Talk”, and “Did You Dress Yourself” draw on mystical guitars chords and moon-lit instrumentals to lasso listeners in giving into the moment. These songs make you want to grab a pretty dress, a little champagne, and hop into a limo that takes you through the city night, aka prom. Yes, I know I am driving this idea, but I marvel how Prairie Cat has sonically captured the buzzing excitement of being free from all your past and hard work, even for a night, and deciding to be open to what and who you want for yourself.
From “Leave A Note” to “I’m Neither Here Nor There” songs are whimsically arranged to carry the straight- toned, slightly seductive vocals of Prairie Cat’s lead singer Cary Pratt. Mr. Cat sings his tracks with a subtle leanness, which is why they hold a romanticism to them. Despite Pratt’s playfulness and even humorous lyrics, there is a boyish vibe to his voice. Again, like a kid sending a love note to the one he likes or scribbling down a to-do list of dreams. That sort of child-like approach to his vocals and words will endear listeners to see him as both fresh and oddly folksy. Prairie Cat rolls their arrangements like they are stories being uttered by his mind. “Leaving Today” and “Wrong!” are more than songs, but, instead, contain a subtle, rocking edge and a vivacious presentation of Prairie Cat’s “tales”. For More Information On Prairie Cat And To Buy Is Cary Pratt On June Click Here.
