Mantras (Katie Pruitt album)

Mantras is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Katie Pruitt. It was released on April 5, 2024, through Rounder Records and follows her debut studio album Expectations (2020).

Background and singles

Mantras was recorded at The Shed in Nashville, Tennessee, and features production by Jake Finch and Collin Pastore. It stands as her most personal work to date and describes the "full circle journey from self-sabotage to self-compassion", according to Pruitt. Writing the record forced the singer to stop looking for "external validation" and instead turn her focus inward.

The lead single "Blood Related" was released on November 17, 2023, and showcases Pruitt's signature introspective songwriting about the exploration of complex relationships. The song was followed-up by "White Lies, White Jesus and You" on January 11, 2024, a protest song that deals with the "shedding" of "any remaining shame" caused by the church. On February 22, she shared the song "All My Friends" which was inspired by a Christian Wiman poem and deals with the "evolution of beliefs" as well as the journey of self-discovery. "Worst Case Scenario", a "personal manifesto" of acknowledging one's fears without giving them power, was released as the fourth single on March 14.

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

• Katie Pruitt – lead vocals (all tracks), guitar (tracks 1–9, 11), background vocals (1, 3–11), keyboards (2, 5, 6), glockenspiel (7)
• Jake Finch – drums (tracks 1–9), bass guitar (1–7), guitar (1–3, 5, 6, 9), keyboards (1, 3, 5–8); background vocals, pedal steel (1); strings (3, 5, 6), banjo (3), glockenspiel (5), mandolin (6)
• Collin Pastore – guitar (tracks 1–3, 5–9), keyboards (1, 3, 5, 7, 8), pedal steel (1, 5), background vocals (1)
• Anthony da Costa – guitar (tracks 1–3, 9)
• Will Honaker – guitar, keyboards (track 4)
• Hadley Kennary – background vocals (tracks 5, 9)
• Camille Faulkner – strings (tracks 6–8)
• Jennifer Pruitt – background vocals (track 6)
• Taylor Ivey – bass guitar (track 10)
• Kevin McGowan – drums (track 10)
• Johnny Williamson – guitar (track 10)
• Kris Donegan – guitar (track 10)
• Dave Cohen – keyboards (track 10)
• Jess Nolan – background vocals (track 11)
• Laura Epling – string arrangement, strings (track 11)
• Maggie Chaffee – strings (track 11)

Technical

• Collin Pastore – production, mixing, recording (tracks 1–9)
• Jake Finch – production, recording (tracks 1–9)
• Will Honaker – production, recording (track 4)
• Jordan Lehning – production, recording (track 10)
• Mike Robinson – production, recording (track 11)
• Paul Blakemore – mastering
• Gary Paczosa – mixing (tracks 9–11), engineering (all tracks)

References