I've been waiting to hear a recorded version of this Prairie Cat song for a couple of years now, ever since I heard him play it during a live show in 2009. It's called "Bad Storm," and it's a heartrending breakup tune that he previously described as being about Scattergories. Sure enough, there is a line about starting the clock and rolling the dice, adding a bit of levity to this otherwise poignant song and reminding me why Prairie Cat is one of my favourite Vancouver artists. Watch a video below, which plays out like [...]
I just got back from Prairie Cat 's tour kickoff show, which was a enjoyable night of catchy pop rock from both the headliner and opener Pineapple . Even though I've already posted a song from Prairie Cat's 2009 album It Began/Ended with Sparks , this seemed like a good opportunity to post another. "Just Cuz" is a melancholic piano pop tune about expiry dating, as singer/songwriter Cary Pratt mourns the end of a summer romance. We've all been there, or at the very least watched a movie about other [...]
Un morceau de reggae moderne de Single dont l'élégance n'a d'égal que celle des robes de la chanteuse Teresa Iturrioz. Cabeza cuadrada - Single Above the salon - Man/Miracle Un sifflement de train au départ revient pendant toute la chanson. Les filles viennent et partent. Pourquoi elles ne rappellent pas? Pourquoi je ne les rappelle pas? Ce sont les questions que se pose un Prairie Cat perdu dans une sublime [...]
Jan 21, 2010, 11:40am
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Prairie Cat - "Given Up" Through a gross oversight, I somehow neglected to mention last month that Catbird 's ol' pal Prairie Cat (aka Cary Pratt) just recently released his brand new album, It Began/Ended With Sparks , and you should absolutely, positively go buy it at once from the Fuzzy Logic shop .
Through a gross oversight, I somehow neglected to mention last month that our ol' pal Prairie Cat (aka Cary Pratt) just recently released his brand new album, It Began/Ended With Sparks , and you should absolutely, positively go buy it at once from the Fuzzy Logic shop . MP3: Prairie Cat - "Given Up"
In Cary Pratt's world, heartbreak is inevitable. This philosophy permeates every groove of It Began/Ended with Sparks , his second release under the Prairie Cat moniker. Pratt's romantic pessimism is never more apparent than on "Never Right," a catchy keyboard ditty about a string a failed relationships. The song addresses a string of ex-lovers—"this girl from my hometown," "Jen New Mexico," the unnamed "you"—and describes how each romance soured. Pratt doesn't absolve himself of blame, admitting, "I treated her fairly badly." What's most poignant about the song is that none of [...]
Today's song comes from the Kelowna solo artist Cary Pratt, and his solo project Prairie Cat; see what he did there? Just Cuz can be found on Pratt's most recent album "It Began/Ended With Sparks", which appears to have been released digitally late in October of this year, and physically early in December. The song delivers a story about a breakup, or breakups, in way that is refreshingly sardonic over sappy. "It Began/Ended With Sparks" follows-up on Pratt's debut 2007 EP "ATTACKS!", which was mixed by former Limblifter / Age of Electric frontman (co-frontman) Ryan [...]
Today's song comes from the Kelowna solo artist Cary Pratt, and his solo project Prairie Cat; see what he did there? Just Cuz can be found on Pratt's most recent album "It Began/Ended With Sparks", which appears to have been released digitally late in October of this year, and physically early in December. The song delivers a story about a breakup, or breakups, in way that is refreshingly sardonic over sappy. "It Began/Ended With Sparks" follows-up on Pratt's debut 2007 EP "ATTACKS!", which was mixed by former Limblifter / Age of Electric frontman (co-frontman) Ryan [...]
(photo: myspace.com) What do you do when you uproot your whole life to follow a girl across the country, and then proceed to lose both girl and all worldly possessions in a fire? If you're Cary Pratt of Prairie Cat (get it?), you cut your losses, head back to your hometown of Kelowna, B.C. and get down to the task of putting the pieces back together again. Part of that is making enough money to buy the recording gear necessary to lay down the tracks on his second full-length, It [...]
Yesterday, Cary Pratt released It Began/Ended with Sparks , his second album under the moniker Prairie Cat . To celebrate the occasion, the singer/keyboardist played an intimate set at Little Mountain Studios to a crowd of a few dozen friends and fans. Pratt began the evening with an unreleased song, a heart-wrenching breakup ballad that he described as being about Scattergories . He was joined by backing musicians on cello and glockenspiel, their delicate arrangement perfectly suited to the poignant subject matter. For the rest of the set, Pratt was accompanied by a full [...]
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There is nothing I like more than getting a new CD and upon my first listen, trying to pick out the song that I would release as the first single. I call this game Record Industry Executive. I then call my girlfriend and as soon as she answers I simply say, "I smell a hit", then hang up quickly, pretending that I just made a bunch of people rich. The new Prairie Cat album came across my inbox a few weeks ago. Released on Fuzzy Logic I got pretty excited, because [...]
New album coming out December 1 called It Began/Ended With Sparks from Vancouver from Cary Pratt AKA Prairie Cat. Dig the new song "Given Up" which is from the forthcoming record, very subdued but pretty chill and cool stuff. His presser describes it as 'bedroom indie pop' or something, which I guess is kind of fitting. Check it out below and be on the lookout for the album early next month. Prairie Cat - Given Up - From It Began/Ended With Sparks [...]
sein zweites full length ("it began/ended with sparks", 01.12.) veröffentlicht der junge bursche aus vancouver und kommt mit einem ersten appetitlichen happen: prairie cat - given up "xenophanes" erscheint nun auch weltweit (10.11. auf rodriguez lopez productions ), der kerl hat echt einen deftigen mix aufs parkett gelegt: omar rodriguez lopez - mundo de ciegos neu auf cloudberry und [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Cars & Trains : "Intimidated By Silence" [mp3] from The Roots, The Leaves (out January 26th) other Cars & Trains posts at Largehearted Boy Midnight Masses : "Walk on Water" [mp3] from Rapture Ready, I Gazed At The Body (out December 8th) other Midnight Masses posts at Largehearted Boy [...]
I usually scoff at solo musicians who assume a goofy one-man-band stage name. I've got to make an exception for Vancouver's Cary Pratt who performs under the alias Prairie Cat. Prairie Cat is poised to release his second album, It Began/Ended With Sparks, on December 1st. Grab yourself a download of the first single right here: "Given Up"- MP3 The track list for the record looks like this:
My attempt at a quick post, into a quick getaway from the office. Around the web: -Digging Lonely Galaxy (from Transparent Blog ). -Digging Silence Is A Shadow's Dream , a new song from Computer Perfection . -Digging Prairie Cat 's new single, Given Up off the new album It Began/Ended with Sparks . -Digging Cars and Trains , in particular the song Intimidated By Silence . Better posts tomorrow, I promise.
If I simply mentioned a creative pop artist from BC that loved the triumphant sounds of rhodes piano, drums, vibes, glockenspiel, hand claps, guitar, bongos and bass, would you be interested? I think we both know the answer to that and I guess that's why I'm always a little surprised that more people don't sing the praises of Cary Pratt – aka Prairie Cat . His Fuzzy Logic/Catbird (the hand painted jewel cases were top shelf) debut, got lost in the ether that is the music blog world, and to quote the great poet [...]
This month's mix has posted for your listening pleasure, and I just had a realization: I should be double-posting mix tracks here every month, so that y'all aggregators can get at 'em, too. Durrr. Catbird December '07 Mix : Spook House - Clear Tigers Just A Thought - Cross Country Shine On - Air Waves [...]
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I guess one of these creatures is Carry Pratt of Prairie Cat, but I'm not entirely sure what is going on in this picture. I know what my upcoming nightmare is gonna look like. Catbird Records recently co-released Canadian one-man band Prairie Cat's debut album Attacks! . Here's a little taste of the seven song gem. It's perfect for a lazy afternoon or a Monday so horrible that it needs its own anthem of Grumpy. I don't know how to describe this song, but if it was a [...]
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