Jessica Pratt: your favorite mainstream star’s favorite cult artist? The California singer-songwriter’s 2014 single “Back, Baby” was sampled on Troye Sivan’s “Can’t Go Back, Baby” last year, and Pratt was a featured guest on A$AP Rocky’s recent single “Highjack.” Pratt commented positively about being sampled by Sivan at the time, Rocky already told Zane Lowe about his appreciation for Pratt’s “Portishead meets Stevie Nicks” vibe; now Pratt herself has spoken with the Apple about these developments as well as her excellent new album Here In The Pitch.Regard attention from mainstream artists, Pratt says: She says she was touched by Sivan’s use of “Back, Baby” and his ability to build upon her particular breed of sadness: “I think they did a really good job of maintaining the level of sorrow.
But he sort of used it in his own language.” Lowe asked her much more about “Highjack” and her experience with A$AP Rocky.“He was extremely gracious and polite and kind and, yes, effusive,” Pratt says.
“It happened really quickly and suddenly, and then it was over.I think I refer to it as a fever dream, and it did feel that way.
Like it still is sort of like, ‘Did it happen?’ It’s so bizarre, but also very interesting and beautiful.” She adds that it happened suddenly: “It was just sort of a tentative thing at first.And then within the week, it was happening.
And yeah, he was very sweet and extremely charismatic — like, impressively so.Some people just have this aura about them.” Pratt had a lot of kind things to say about Rocky as a creative partner.
“He seems very curious and very free in the way that he explores sounds,” she says.“And, like, no insecurity, at least on the surface.
He just is very open in a way that I think is very conducive to making interesting music.” She adds: Watch the interview below; the Troye Sivan and A$AP Rocky comments begin at the 24:30 mark.As someone who has n...