Jessica Pratt: “Better Hate” KCRW Live From

LA-native folk artist Jessica Pratt’s “Better Hate” will recalibrate your personal frequencies.
Photographer: Andrea Perez
KCRW Music Director: Ale Cohen
Director / Editor / Colorist: Angie Scarpa
Director of Photography: Kylie Hazzard
Camera Operators: Rachel Bickert, Kylie Hazzard, Angie Scarpa
KCRW Recording / Mix Engineer: Hope Brush
Executive Producer: Ariana Morgenstern
Producers: Anna Chang and Liv Surnow
Digital Producer: Marion Hodges
Digital Editorial Director: Andrea Domanick
Lighting Design: Jason Groman
Art Director: Evan Solano
Recording Mixer: Jake Viator
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[@moonchildjs59]

I'm obsessed with Jessica Pratt! I have all her music and listen to her daily. She is a sonic treasure.

[@高慈-x9b]

This is the ture music！！🎉🎉

[@lequinntessential]

The playful vocal harmonies, clean percussion and honeyed warmth of the baritone saxophone form these wonderfully plush and pillowy layers around Jessica's lilting voice and are such a treat for the ears. 'Better Hate' AND 'Polyblue', her two best compositions of her career so far, uploaded in succession on KCRW? Feels like Christmas already!

[@randomprimate]

agreed - I would've been happy for ANY JP upload, but the fact that we got the two best tracks from across the catalogue? Incredibly lucky.

[@bobbennett3203]

more likely an alto sax, barritone is much larger and deeper

[@bille77]

Her voice is super weird and unique. And cool.

[@bednotmade]

Great recording of an incredible performance

[@dieleute4911]

I feel like Jessica Pratt is many of my favorite artists’ favorite artist. She deserves so much more popularity. She has such a unique creative style and I have many fond memories associated with her albums… thank you for such an amazing performance, Jessica!

[@kiro5782]

omg i thought this was from an older artist!! i love this song so much!!!

[@Torin_by_the_Ocean]

Amazing album 👏

[@ocsjesus]

it would have been one of the song in any Wong Kar Wai movie soundtrack

[@keatonwoods60]

Omg you’re so right 😮‍💨

[@mariebrown5681]

Delightful!

[@WitchofScots]

Sublime

[@PreaknessBoots]

Goated with the sauce

[@mexicansummer]

🖤

[@smesiash]

Beautiful song you could find in post-Pet Sounds Beach Boys

[@hectorvoice]

Saxophone Diego Herrera (Suzanne Kraft) Sweet & Soulful

[@Pighill]

Tops’s Riley Fleck on the drums.

[@ginm_]