There’s no denying Priscilla Ahn’s voice.
Crystalline and pitch-perfect, it’s the sort of classic-sounding soprano that belongs to an earlier decade, when folksingers wore flowers in their hair and sang songs about free love.
Ahn is the product of a more current generation, but she fills her second album with songs that are just as timeless, from stripped-down Laurel Canyon folk tunes to lightly orchestrated chamber pop ballads.
There’s plenty of acoustic guitar here, as well as soft splashes of piano, lap steel, and strings, but Ahn’s vocals are the focal point.
She saturates When You Grow Up with double- and triple-tracked harmonies, and most of the songs’ instrumental hooks are sung rather than played, creating a sound that’s ornate but still intimate.
She duets with Charlie Wadhams on “I Don’t Have Time to Be in Love,” tips her hat to former collaborator Benji Hughes with a slow, sexy cover of “Vibe So Hot,” and co-writes with singers like Inara George, Sia Furler, and Eleni Mandell on some of the album’s best songs.
Yet despite the heavy guest list, When You Grow Up still feels more personal than Ahn’s 2008 debut, which found her dabbling in indie pop, torch songs, and Norah Jones-styled jazz.
She focuses on folk this time around, consolidating her strengths while exploring every quirky corner of the genre.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When You Grow UpPriscilla Ahn, Jake Blanton | Priscilla Ahn | Play | 03:03 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 2 | One Day I Will DoPriscilla Ahn | Priscilla Ahn | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 3 | Oo La LaPriscilla Ahn, Eleni Mandell | Priscilla Ahn | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 4 | Vibe So HotBenji Hughes | Priscilla Ahn | Play | 02:25 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 5 | City Lights (Pretty Lights)Priscilla Ahn, Inara George | Priscilla Ahn | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 6 | I Don't Have Time to Be in LovePriscilla Ahn, Charlie Wadhams | Priscilla Ahn | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 7 | Cry BabyPriscilla Ahn | Priscilla Ahn | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 8 | Lost CausePriscilla Ahn | Priscilla Ahn | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 9 | Empty HousePriscilla Ahn | Priscilla Ahn | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 19 MB |
| 10 | I Will Get Over YouPriscilla Ahn, Sia | Priscilla Ahn | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 11 | Torch SongPriscilla Ahn | Priscilla Ahn | Play | 05:24 | 12 MB | 28 MB |
| 12 | IElf Song | Priscilla Ahn | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 45 mins | 103 MB | |||||
| 45 mins | 241 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Priscilla Ahn | Autoharp, Banjo, Casio, Chamberlin, Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Marxophone, Mellotron, Omnichord, Piano, Primary Artist, Pump Organ, Sound Effects, Stomping, Stylophone, Toy Piano, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 2 | Mat Arnold | Assistant |
| 3 | Jake Blanton | Composer |
| 4 | Dan Cohen | Product Manager |
| 5 | Calina de la Mare | Violin |
| 6 | Sam Dixon | Bass |
| 7 | Inara George | Composer |
| 8 | Michael Barkley Green | Vocals (Background) |
| 9 | Vincent Greene | Viola |
| 10 | Kevin Held | Management |
| 11 | Helen Rathbone | Cello |
| 12 | Benji Hughes | Composer |
| 13 | Gordon H. Jee | Art Direction |
| 14 | Ethan Johns | Bass Harmonica, Drums, Guitar (Electric), Loops, Mellotron, Mixing, Optigan, Percussion, Producer, Pump Organ, Sound Effects, Stomping, String Arrangements |
| 15 | Julia Kuo | Creative Director, Illustrations |
| 16 | Bob Ludwig | Mastering |
| 17 | Eleni Mandell | Composer |
| 18 | Hayden Miller | Design |
| 19 | Dominic Monks | Engineer, Sound Effects, Stomping |
| 20 | Mark Neary | Assistant |
| 21 | Gus Seyffert | Casio, Engineer, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Lap Steel Guitar, Sound Effects |
| 22 | Sia | Composer |
| 23 | Jeremy Stacey | Drums |
| 24 | Charlie Wadhams | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 25 | Lucy Wilkins | Leader, Violin |
| 26 | Eli Wolf | A&R |
| 27 | John Wood | Celeste, Piano, Wurlitzer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |