Introduction
Natalie Jean Prass (born March 15, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter from Richmond, Virginia. Her self-titled debut album was released on January 27, 2015, through Spacebomb and Columbia Records.
Biography
Natalie Prass was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She lived in Los Angeles for a short time before moving to Virginia Beach when she was around three or four years old. She began writing songs when she was in the first grade, and formed a band with Matthew E. White in the eighth grade. She attended Frank W Cox High School. After high school, she went to Berklee College of Music for a year before transferring to Middle Tennessee State University in 2006. There she enrolled in a songwriting program. She released an EP, Small & Sweet, in 2009 and a second EP, Sense of Transcendence, in 2011. After auditioning with a video demo recorded on her iPhone, she started her career as a keyboardist for Jenny Lewis’ touring band.
On January 27, 2015, Prass released her eponymous debut album on Spacebomb and Columbia Records. It was recognized as one of the Best New Albums by music review website Pitchfork. The album was produced by Matthew E. White and Trey Pollard at Spacebomb Records in Richmond, Virginia.
Natalie appeared on the British music television show, Later... with Jools Holland, Episode 324 airing on Palladia, April 17, 2015.
On October 23, 2015, Prass announced a new EP, Side by Side, set to be released on November 20. It features two live tracks from her self-titled LP and three live covers.
On February 26, 2018, Prass released the single, "Short Court Style". Her second album The Future and the Past was released on June 1, 2018. In July 2018, she was announced as one of the supporting acts on Kacey Musgraves' Oh, What a World Tour.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USHeat. |
USFolk |
USInd. |
USRock |
BEL(FL) |
NLD |
SCO |
UK |
UKIndie | |||||
| Natalie Prass |
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6 | 11 | — | 46 | 114 | 96 | 74 | 50 | — | |||
| The Future and the Past |
|
10 | — | 29 | — | 157 | — | 50 | 118 | 9 | |||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||
EPs
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Small & Sweet |
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| Sense of Transcendence |
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| Side by Side |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USAAA |
BEL(FL)Tip | ||||||||
| "Any Time, Any Place" | 2014 | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
| "Why Don't You Believe In Me" | 2015 | — | 77 | Natalie Prass | |||||
| "Bird of Prey" | — | 74 | |||||||
| "Short Court Style" | 2018 | 32 | 14 | The Future and the Past | |||||
| "Lost" | — | — | |||||||
| "Sisters" | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Cool Out" (Matthew E. White featuring Natalie Prass) |
2016 | Non-album single |
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "All" | 2013 | Cherub | MoM & DaD |
| "Red Face Boy" | Howard Ivans | Red Face Boy EP | |
| "Both Sides Now" | 2014 | Alva Leigh | In Nashiville EP |
| "The Way to Love Me" | 2016 | Gabe Dixon | Turns to Gold |
| "Watch My Back" | Cocoon | Welcome Home |