Natalie Jean Prass (born March 15, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter from

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. Her self-titled debut album was released on January 27, 2015, through Spacebomb and

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Biography

Natalie Prass was born in

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, Ohio. She lived in Los Angeles for a short time before moving to

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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

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in the eighth grade. She attended Frank W Cox High School and The Governor's School for the Arts. After high school, she went to

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for a year before transferring to

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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

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debut album on Spacebomb and

. It was recognized as one of the Best New Albums by music review website ''

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''. The album was produced by Matthew E. White and

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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

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' "Oh, What a World Tour".

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Guest appearances

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Prass, Natalie American rock songwriters American rock singers American folk singers Living people American women singer-songwriters American women rock singers 1986 births 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers Middle Tennessee State University alumni Spacebomb Records artists