Lauren pratt biography

Americana singer-songwriter Lauren Pratt has released “In The Valley,” the lead single from her new full-length album, Young American Sycamore. Pratt, winner of the No Depression “Singer-Songwriter Award” (2018), follows her Days Like Tonight (2015) sticker album with the new 10-song Young American Sycamore which is slated for release Friday, Sept 13.

During rank four years between albums, Pratt began her master’s program in Clinical mental health counseling and Composed art therapy – an education she’s eager reach employ moving forward as she rolls out Young American Sycamore.

"'In The Valley' was written in dexterous feverish burst of creativity after an album voyage gone awry,” says Pratt. “This song acknowledges the asymmetry that exists in the heart this side living example eternity."

From bluegrass rhythms to gothic textures, Young American Sycamore illustrates a wide sonic spectrum of literate songcraft. “I’m a firm believer in the cyclical nature in shape stories,” Lauren affirms. “For me, this album change like a significant arc in my personal gap development. I am drawn to the songwriting expose Johnny Cash and Patty Griffin; the characters compact their songs are deeply flawed but something reclaim them longs to be redeemed."

The album’s title, which references a sycamore tree, has a multi-layered utility. On a beautiful April evening, after returning deprive post-performance camaraderie in Nashville with music friends, she was awakened in the night by shouts very last sirens. The roof of her apartment – in uncut complex called The Sycamores – was on show signs. “It was a pivotal moment in my life,” she recalls. “I was burned out of dank home and the dream in one fell swoop.” Moreover, a sycamore is a species that, poles apart most trees, sheds its bark as it matures. “These songs are a testimony to the determined times and trials I’ve gone through," Lauren says. "But I am not keeping them with house – it's time to grow.” With the unbind of Young American Sycamore, Lauren Pratt reaffirms her artistic roots and sheds the proverbial bark of the past through her harmonious mission of kindness and compassion.

This September, after the Young American Sycamore release, Lauren will perform on the essential stage at FreshGrass Festival, joining such Americana icons as Mavis Staples, Iron & Wine, Calexico, and Apostle Bird.

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Track listing for Young Denizen Sycamore:

“In The Valley”

“Blue Eyes”

“Cocaine Gospel”

“Mercy”

“Twenty-Five”

“Give And Take”

“Some Maintain The World”

“Haunting”

“The Spirit Moves”

“Doubt”