Legendary drummer Seb Rochford lent his skills, John Thorne plays the bass and Chloe Foy and Rachel Rimmer were enlisted to deliver Hoop’s signature vocal arrangements. The result is a fruitful marriage of song craft and arrangement, brimming with a cinematic charm and lyrical wit that signify a new chapter full of new life for an artist who knows her mind, her heart and voice well enough to trust them in uncharted territory. There is “Sudden Light,” an exploration of how, and why dividing lines are drawn, of why we gather under flags and fabricate enemies. Jesca explains: “We group together under flags and icons to protect ourselves, to keep ourselves safe in this big risky world. We fabricate enemies and cling to the banner. Perhaps we humans should invite other possibilities on how to create safety on this vast, complex space we call earth.” Singer/songwriter and guitarist Jesca Hoop is an extremely talented guitarist, singer, and composer of her own genre of music. Her crossover of jazz, experimental music, folk, blues and pop creates something innovative that I love to listen to, and seeing her perform live was just something else entirely. Like a lot of tour-ready musicians in 2020, Hoop suddenly found that she had unexpected time on her hands, so she turned her work inwards. As it was for many people, those housebound days were some of the most tumultuous of her life, and she found the discipline and balance of a daily writing routine essential in coping with the unknown.

In the summer of 2021, Hoop once again ventured south from her adopted home of Manchester to Bristol to team up with producer John Parish ( PJ Harvey, Aldous Harding), her collaborator for 2019’s Stonechild. This time additional assistance came from in Jess Vernon ( This is the Kit) to arrange for a four-piece horn and woodwind quintet. In the summer of 2021, Hoop once again ventured south from her adopted home of Manchester to Bristol to team up with producer John Parish (PJ Harvey, Aldous Harding), her collaborator for 2019’s Stonechild. The result is a fruitful marriage of song craft and arrangement, brimming with a cinematic charm and lyrical wit that signify a new chapter full of new life for an artist who knows her mind, her heart and voice well enough to trust them in uncharted territory. a b Anastasia Brown, Make Me a Star: Industry Insiders Reveal how to Make it in Music (Thomas Nelson, 2008), p. 159 But while the Middle Ages-bound instrumentalism of Sioux Falls adheres with its own singular setting, other compositions demonstrate Hoop’s lyrebird tendencies in one swoop. With her socialistic sieve, she filters life’s goodies and baddies on Hatred Has a Mother, seeking the good as a mid-range choir is seconded by six sprinting notes, forming a call-and-response like no other. She disengages herself from the mechanisms of song, chatting to her audience, embellishing sudden shifts in direction with Latin American sections, unable to direct the unassuming to what is coming next, leading to some wonderous structural whiplash. Jesca Hoop To Tour With The Eels This Fall". PlugInMusic.com. September 8, 2010. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 . Retrieved March 16, 2017.In the summer of 2021, Hoop once again ventured south from her adopted home of Manchester to Bristol to team up with producer John Parish (PJ Harvey, Aldous Harding), her collaborator for 2019’s Stonechild. This time additional assistance came from in Jess Vernon (This is the Kit) to arrange for a four-piece horn and woodwind quintet. Legendary drummer Seb Rochford lent his skills, John Thorne plays the bass and Chloe Foy and Rachel Rimmer were enlisted to deliver Hoop’s signature vocal arrangements. The result is a fruitful marriage of song craft and arrangement, brimming with a cinematic charm and lyrical wit that signify a new chapter full of new life for an artist who knows her mind, her heart and voice well enough to trust them in uncharted Jessica " Jesca" Ada Hoop [2] (born April 21, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, who writes and performs in diverse musical styles. She has released six studio albums of her own, as well as live, acoustic and dual albums with others. Monroe, Jazz (February 1, 2016). "Sam Beam (Iron & Wine) Teams With Jesca Hoop for Duets Album and Tour". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved April 29, 2016.

Hunter-Hart, Monica (December 19, 2016). "Jesca Hoop Announces 2017 Tour in Support of Forthcoming Album Memories Are Now". Paste . Retrieved January 9, 2017. were sad sad years for America. Certain influences blooming. The Pendulum swinging. Divisive forces at work. Irreparable Damage. The myths growing. Tugged between the powers, we have limited time and we have to choose in which faith we act.” She often finds that, "I have an identity crisis every time I write a catalogue of songs, I think: what is this music? Where does it fit?". [3] She explained her tendency to move between a number of styles as, "I am impressed by the power of music and its ability to transform the vessel it enters. I am everyday affected by it. If I want to change my mood, I change my music". [8] Discography [ edit ] Albums by Hoop [ edit ]Your computer may be infected with malware or spyware that makes automated requests to our server and causes problems. In the summer of 2021, Hoop once again ventured south from her adopted home of Manchester to Bristol to team up with producer John Parish (PJ Harvey, Aldous Harding), her collaborator for 2019’s Stonechild. This time additional assistance came from in Jess Vernon (This is the Kit) to arrange for a four-piece horn and woodwind quintet. Legendary drummer Seb Rochford lent his skills, John Thorne plays the bass and Chloe Foy and Rachel Rimmer were enlisted to deliver Hoop’s signature vocal arrangements. The result is a fruitful marriage of song craft and arrangement, brimming with a cinematic charm and lyrical wit that signify a new chapter full of new life for an artist who knows her mind, her heart and voice well enough to trust them in uncharted territory. Nylon strings provide a delicate I-IV progression on Like I Am Time. Hoop contributes some of her most momentous imagery – “clouds burst with lightning” – quilted by the guitar’s soft temperament; the middle ground is the startling collection of transitions taken on by her voice. In the summer of 2021, Hoop once again ventured south from her adopted home of Manchester to Bristol to team up with producer John Parish (PJ Harvey, Aldous Harding), her collaborator for 2019’s Stonechild. This time additional assistance came from in Jess Vernon (This is the Kit) to arrange for a four-piece horn and woodwind quintet. Legendary drummer Seb Rochford lent his skills, John Thorne plays the bass, and Chloe Foy and Rachel Rimmer were enlisted to deliver Hoop’s signature vocal arrangements. The result is a fruitful marriage of song craft and arrangement, brimming with a cinematic charm and lyrical wit that signify a new chapter full of new life for an artist who knows her mind, her heart and voice well enough to trust them in uncharted territory. Hoop has collaborated with many recording artists, including Stewart Copeland, Guy Garvey, Willy Mason, Blake Mills, Shearwater, Erika Wennerstrom, The Ditty Bops and many more. Hoop's extensive touring since her debut record saw her opening for Mark Knopfler, Elbow, Placebo, EELS, [15] Shuggie Otis, Iron & Wine, Andrew Bird, Punch Brothers, Shearwater and The Ditty Bops.

Independent interview 2012" Fiona Sturges, 'Jesca Hoop: Tom Waits’ nanny is on a musical odyssey from California to Chorlton' Independent (UK), June 23, 2012. Hoop declares herself “leader of the free world” on 7lbs Pressure, if not notable for the wild lyrical ride she takes us on in the process, then definitely for stanzas that inconsolably cram a buffet of words into one line, analysing idioms of bad apples spoiling barrels, before letting out a weight-lifting cry of “EACH MAN FOR HIMSELF” over an intense falsetto shriek. a b "LA Times" Nic Harcourt, 'Tete-a-Tete Jesca Hoop', Los Angeles Times Magazine, September 10, 2010. Day, Laurence (November 17, 2016). "Jesca Hoop signs to Sub Pop and announces new record Memories Are Now". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved January 9, 2017.a b c d e f "Guardian 2011" Maddy Costa, 'Jesca Hoop: 'I used to live under a tree', The Guardian, April 6, 2011.