Vancouver's Cary Pratt makes music under the name Prairie Cat. (I wonder how he came up with that stage name?) His music is best described as quirky indie pop and it sounds like the soundtrack to a Jason Segel movie where Segel plays Kermit the Frog singing about his adorable romantic misadventures. Cary is also the percussionist in Mounties, the Canadian indie supergroup formed by Hawksley Workman, Steve Bays and Ryan Dahle. His superstar bosses actually encouraged him to finish and release his latest record Who Knows Where to Begin?
I hung out for a bit with Cary in an alley outside of Vancouver's The Emerald Supper Club. What gets Cary drooling? What's it like being a musician and dating in his 30s? How did Cary end up with chocolate cake on his lap? Who crashes our interview? What does a Prairie Cat sound like anyway? Listen to our chat to find out all the answers!
Tracks played on the show...
1) Prairie Cat, Who Knows Where to Begin? (2014) "Got Nothin'"
2) Mounties, Thrash Rock Legacy (2014) "Headphones" (background)
3) Prairie Cat, Who Knows Where to Begin? (2014) "No Bedroom"
4) Prairie Cat, Who Knows Where to Begin? (2014) "Beautiful Baby" (background/partial)
5) Prairie Cat, Attacks (2007) "Better Friends Than Lovers"
6) Prairie Cat, Who Knows Where to Begin? (2014) "On a Lamb"
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