Katie Pruitt blends country, folk, and indie-rock for songs of hard-won optimism. See why she's an artist you need to know
“There were maybe two out people in my school,” she says. “One gay guy, one gay girl, and the gay girl got so much shit. Got bullied. So that was my one example of what your life will look like if you embrace this side of yourself.
” Pruitt came out at 20, but feared telling her parents. When she finally did, it created a seismic rift between her and her mother and father. She addresses the conflict in the staggering song “Georgia” via the most uncomfortable of home-life imagery: “My father would scream, he’d scream out in rage/He did not want a daughter whose soul wasn’t saved.” “What I was afraid of was happening and that was a song about that,” Pruitt says. “But they have made strides and overcome their fear and discomfort with it, which I’m incredibly fucking proud of them for. It was difficult at first, but it taught me to have some patience.”such an engaging listen is its universal quality: It addresses themes relevant to everyone, and leaves you feeling inspired and comforted. Its core message is that you are not defined by any one thing. “My [coming-out] was the catalyst of me feeling I was free from the restriction that I felt my whole life, but that can be anything: your religion or just the confines of your upbringing and what you think a normal life should be like,” she says. “The minute you stop letting other people dictate the way you think your life should go is a really liberating thing.” Pruitt’s nimble guitar playing is essential to her sound , but it’s her elastic voice that you notice first. At times soft and soulful, it builds to a massive, cathartic wail in songs like “Expectations” and “Loving Her.” It’s Dolly Parton in its twang, with elements of Brandi Carlile, an inspiration for Pruitt. “I love the way Brandi’s voice is honed. That’s something I had to learn. For the record, I wanted to be intentional about my moments, and not just be big the whole time,” she says. “But I love belting shit out. It’s like a release.” She lets loose in the introspective “My Mind’s a Ship ,” a slow-burning ballad about the doldrums of depression that culminates with Pruitt offering a glass-rattling scream. “Mental health was something I was struggling with post-college — the pressures of figuring shit out,” she says. Pruitt’s girlfriend gave her some good advice. “She was like, ‘I think you’re underestimating the power of gratitude. Maybe you want to look around and let what you have be enough. The rest will come.'”in February, that’s been true. Pruitt has earned rave reviews for the LP, made live TV appearances, and shared the stage with Bob Weir for “Ramble on Rose” at the Ryman Auditorium. Last week, she used her personal songs to soothe a shell-shocked Nashville crowd at a tornado benefit. “There is a reverence when you are being completely open and are connecting with an audience in a silent room,” Pruitt says, echoes of her raised-Catholic upbringing coming into focus. “I love the concept of thinking there is some force, but I never quite thought it was a man floating in the sky guarding a gate. I think god is anything good.”
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