Natalie Prass' 'Short Court Style' Is A Lush '70s Throwback : NPR
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Songs We Love: Natalie Prass  ' Short Court Style'
Natalie Prass  corkscrewed some solid Americana roots with  her  self-titled debut back in 2015  building off chops from touring with Jenny Lewis and  of course  the twangy pedigree booking time Nashville inherently affords. "Short Court Style " her first single from the forthcoming The Future and The Past  captures a move deeper than her literal one to Richmond  Va. Seeped in sugary  white-sand synth and jazzy guitar grooves that nod to the late '70s  the track sets sail in a new direction for  Prass .
The throwback feel  Prass  conjures on the song isn't what's new. (She nailed Dusty Springfield-style soul three years ago.) This go   Prass  blends ornate sentimentalism with practical wisdom. Layered  lush vocals overflow a chalice like a cascade of grace opening the song. It's contemplation beneath the guise of a starry  velvet cape; one that can obscure the torturous back-and-forth of a boomerang relationship.
Although  Prass  owns up to the ambivalence of the situation   she  remains optimistic with an after-dark  coconut rum-soaked carousel chorus: "You spin me round / Round and round / And ups and downs / Knowing I can't be without / My love that I have found." The video's merry-go-round lends a natural visual  spinning as  Prass  holds on tight and smiles. It isn't yacht rock  but there's an undeniably glitzy  nautical component.
"Short Court Style" is a departure that  given the critic sweetheart status of Natalie Prass  could be seen as a risk. However  here we find  Prass  shedding Disney princess comparisons and instead gloving up to pole-vault across soft sands with The Future and The Past.
Songs We Love: Natalie Prass  '  [TGT] 
corkscrewed some solid Americana roots with   [TGT]   self-titled debut back in 2015  building off chops from touring with Jenny Lewis and  of course  the twangy pedigree booking time Nashville inherently affords. "Short Court Style " her first single from the forthcoming The Future and The Past  captures a move deeper than her literal one to Richmond  Va. Seeped in sugary  white-sand synth and jazzy guitar grooves that nod to the late '70s  the track sets sail in a new direction for  Prass .
The throwback feel   [TGT] conjures on the song isn't what's new. ( [TGT]  nailed Dusty Springfield-style soul three years ago.) This go    [TGT] blends ornate sentimentalism with practical wisdom. Layered  lush vocals overflow a chalice like a cascade of grace opening the song. It's contemplation beneath the guise of a starry  velvet cape; one that can obscure the torturous back-and-forth of a boomerang relationship.
Although   [TGT] owns up to the ambivalence of the situation    [TGT]   remains optimistic with an after-dark  coconut rum-soaked carousel chorus: "You spin me round / Round and round / And ups and downs / Knowing I can't be without / My love that I have found." The video's merry-go-round lends a natural visual  spinning as   [TGT] holds on tight and smiles.  [TGT]  isn't yacht rock  but there's an undeniably glitzy  nautical component.
"Short Court Style" is a departure that  given the critic sweetheart status of  [TGT] could be seen as a risk. However  here we find   [TGT] shedding Disney princess comparisons and instead gloving up to pole-vault across soft sands with The Future and The Past.