• 10th May 2013

    Record Store Day 2013:

    Hoop released a rare and limited edition of Phonograph on 7” blue vinyl for this year’s Record Store Day, to great success! If you missed out on making it down to your local Record Store on this year’s Record Store Day, there may still be some copies available to buy online. Thanks to everyone who went out to support their local Record Store this year!

    “It was a Big Day at Scotti’s Record Store New Jersey ;) – Thanks to everyone who turned up!”

    Meanwhile, Jesca is currently woodshedding her new record.

    Shuggie Otis Tour 2013:

    Jesca has recently returned from touring around the U.S. with the wonderful Shuggie Otis, and would like to convey the following message:

    “I sincerely enjoyed travelling alongside Shuggie Otis and his band of family and friends. It was a joy to get to know the Otis gang and to play for Shuggie’s audience night after night! I had the great pleasure of meeting and enjoying a great many interactions with the Shuggie’s fans which for me was one of the tour highlights!! It was a real surprise to be asked to open for Shuggie Otis as my music is possibly the furthest kind from funk as one could imagine. I was touched by the warm reception from Shuggie’s audience especially because I am sure many of them were not expecting a musician like myself to open his show. So to the Shuggie fans…Thanks for making it great!”

    The kind folks at Lost in Concert and Brooklyn Vegan have written the following reviews of the shows:

    Lost in Concert: http://www.lostinconcert.com/jesca-hoop-at-lincoln-hall/

    Brooklyn Vegan: http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2013/04/shuggie_otis_re_3.html#more

    Upcoming Shows:

    It’s getting closer and closer to festival time, and Jesca is very excited to be playing at the following festivals this year:

    2nd June 2013 – MacMillan’s Big Mix Weekender, Hoxton Hall, London UK (AWAITING PROMO INFORMATION FROM THEM)

    22nd June 2013 – Open House Festival 2013, Belfast, UK ( http://www.openhousefestival.com/belfast-2013/index.html )

    12th July 2013 – Shuggie Otis support, Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK ( http://bandonthewall.org/events/3815/ )

    25-28th July 2013 – Womad 2013, Malmesbury, UK ( http://womad.co.uk/lineup/ )

    27th July 2013 – Cloudspotting Festival 2013, Slaidburn, UK ( http://www.cloudspotting.org.uk/ )

    Jesca is also planning a US tour for August 2013, details of which will be released in next month’s newsletter.

    Jesca Hoop on BBC 6 Music

    Jesca was delighted to perform on Marc Riley’s BBC 6 Music show on 10th April 2013 – if you missed the show and can’t find it on iPlayer, it is available to listen to by following this link: (https://soundcloud.com/bbc6music/bbc-6-music-marc-riley-14 )

    Dream Blog:

    Jesca has updated her dream blog with “The Plot of the Pancake and the Pearl, starring Chris Thile” – if you have not yet taken a look, you can read this dream by following the link: http://youareinnocentwhenyoudream.blogspot.co.uk/?zx=42d5ddee4e596e0

    A quick message from Hoop:

    “I love to be sent YouTube links to cover versions of my songs. Nothing brightens my day better. Seeing any performances of my songs by you guys on the sliding scale from the sublime to the futile is a real treat for me– I absolutely love them all.”

  • 5th April 2013

    Portait:
    The above portrait was wonderfully painted by Lee Fether. Jesca sat for this portrait for Lee in December 2012 in her living room at home in Manchester. To find out more about Lee’s work, please visit her website: http://www.leefether.co.uk

    Record Store Day Release and Performance – 20th April 2013
    For Record Store Day this year, Jesca can announce that she will be releasing an exclusive, limited edition blue 7” vinyl of ‘Phonograph’. In conjunction with this, Jesca is excited to be performing a Record Store Day show on 20th April at Scotti’s Record Shop, 351 Springfield Avenue, Summit, NJ. The show begins at 2pm.

    April 2013 Tour Dates
    Jesca is about to begin touring the U.S. with Shuggie Otis throughout April, but she is also squeezing in a few U.K. shows before she goes. A full list of April dates is below, and all tickets can be bought from http://www.jescahoop.com/tour

    THU 11 APRIL – St. John on Bethnal Green London, UK (tickets still available here: http://www.tickettailor.com/checkout/view-event/id/7723/chk/0d11)

    WED 10 APRIL – Takk Manchester, UK (*SOLD OUT!*)

    Jesca will also be appearing on Marc Riley’s show on BBC 6Music on 10th April, so tune in between 7-9pm to check out her session!

    TUE 16 APRIL – Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL, US

    WED 17 APRIL – Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL, US

    THU 18 APRIL – B.B. King Blues Club and Grill New York, NY, US

    FRI 19 APRIL – Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY, US

    SAT 20 APRIL – B.B. King Blues Club and Grill New York, NY, US

    SUN 21 APRIL – Howard Theatre Washington, DC, US

    TUE 23 APRIL – The Triple Door Seattle, WA, US

    WED 24 APRIL – The Triple Door Seattle, WA, US

    FRI 26 APRIL – Mezzanine San Francisco, CA, US

    SAT 27 APRIL – El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, CA, US

    Jesca Hoop Announces Hop Farm Festival 2013 Performance
    Jesca is pleased to announce that she will be playing as part of Hop Farm Festival’s incredible line-up this year. For more information about this year’s festival and how to buy tickets, please follow the link below:
    http://hopfarmfestival.com/line-up.

    Videos from Jesca’s Online Show (January 19th 2013) Are Now Available to Watch Online.
    In January 2013, Jesca performed a very special online show, which was available for fans from all over the world to buy tickets for and view, but if you missed this, don’t worry! There are now some very special recordings from this session available on her website for everyone to check out. To see Jesca’s performances of ‘Silverscreen’, ‘Out The Back Door’, and ‘Intelligentactile 101’, please visit http://www.jescahoop.com/video

    South By Southwest Festival (SXSW) has Been and Gone

    Jesca had a wonderful time at SXSW and would like to pass on this message, along with her thanks to all the amazing people she met and performed with during her time there: “SXSW was a whirlwind of activity teamed with lively atmosphere and the sultry Austin weather !! Good times indeed !! ”

  • 4th March 2013

    ‘Ode to Banksy’ single released today!

    Jesca Hoop releases her third single from ‘The House That Jack Built‘, ‘Ode To Banksy today, 4th March. watch the video here :

    http://www.jescahoop.com/video

    Ode To Banksy pays homage to the internationally renowned street artist and man of mystery as well as being a lament to the loss of Banksy’s anonymity – “I’ve been a fan of Banksy for ages” explains Jesca “This song is a splatter of inspirations that i have gathered from his pieces round the world. There are 4 or 5 specific pieces that inform the lyrics. I named the song Ode To Banksy because, as a huge fan , I much prefer to keep the mystery of his identity alive…and while I was writing the song there were big press blasts to reveal his identity… which i ignored. I’ll keep him masked thank you! This song is like pop art itself…for arts sake, I am also a big a fan of Bobbie Gentry and her song Ode to Billie Joe is a long time favourite of mine… the thought of the death of a great intrigue gave me a good excuse to write my own Ode.”

    Jesca’s 2012 album The House That Jack Built has been the recipient of outstanding reviews across the board – including Sunday Times CD Of The Week – and two playlisted singles at 6music. The album showcases Jesca’s unflinching tendency to pull focus from widescreen to close-up. Part siren song, part grim warning, it achieves a perspective-warping balance between the haunting intimacy of Hoop’s delivery and an unconfined air of horizon-scanning grandeur from the outset.

    ‘Ode To Banksy’ – Now available on iTunes!

    Jesca Hoop’s latest single ‘Ode to Banksy’ is released today (4th March) and is now available on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/ode-to-banksy-single/id604007796

    Live Video From Online Show- See it Now on jescahoop.com!

    On 19th January 2013, Jesca was very excited to perform an online show, which was broadcast to fans around the world. To see a video for ‘Silverscreen’ from this exclusive session, follow this link: http://www.jescahoop.com/video.

    Hoop is Back on the Road

    Jesca Hoop is back on the road again this month, and you can catch her throughout March and April.

    In March, Jesca’s heading off the States and is excited to announce that she will be playing the dates below:

    South by Southwest festival:

    15th March – AUSTEN, TX, US: Stephen F’s Bar

    Headlining:

    23rd March – LOS ANGELES, CA, US: Hotel Café

    (For tickets to Hotel Café: https://www.hotelcafe.com/tickets/?s=events_view&id=2073 )

    Jesca is then popping back to the U.K for the below shows:

    10th April: Takk Café, Manchester (http://www.seetickets.com/Event/JESCA-HOOP/Takk/698906)

    11th April – Bethnal Green, London: St John’s on Bethnal Green Church (http://buytickets.at/alc-presents/7723)

    Shuggie Otis support (April):

    16th &17th – CHICAGO, IL, US: Lincoln Hall

    18th – NEW YORK, NY, US: B.B. King Blues Club and Grill

    19th – BROOKLYN, NY, US: Music Hall of Williamsburg

    21st – WASHINGTON, DC, US: Howard Theatre

    23rd & 24th – SEATTLE, WA, US: The Triple Door

    26th – SAN FRANSISCO, CA, US: Mezzanine

    27th – LOS ANGELES, CA, US: El Rey Theatre

    For tickets to all other shows please visit http://www.jescahoop.com/tour

    Marc Riley BBC 6music Session

    In the U.K., Jesca will also be performing on BBC 6music in a session for Marc Riley’s show on 10th April between 7 – 9pm. This will be followed by a show at St John’s on Bethnal Green, London on 11th April. To buy tickets to the show on 11th April, visit (http://buytickets.at/alc-presents/7723)

    Record Store Day, 20th April.

    Jesca has something very special planned for Record Store Day on 20th April, so watch this space, details will be coming soon! (More information about Record Store Day can be found here: http://www.recordstoreday.com/Home)

    Woodford Folk Festival

    Jesca was delighted to have played the Australian Woodford Folk Festival 2011/12 , and was featured on their fund-raising CD along with many of the other great artists who performed. If you are interested in buying a copy of the CD , please visit this website: http://news.woodfordia.com/index.php?id=154

    To find out more about Woodford Folk Festival, please visit their website: www.wordfordfolkfestival.com

  • 3rd March 2013

    Howdy folks,

    Quite frankly I forgot about Vanlentines day…. but i woke up to a bouquet of tulips my favourite flower. I hope not too many lovers have forgotten to send sweets like i did. Happy Vday everyone… i do believe its more than a hallmark holiday.

    To read about my most recent adventures a see below.

    Other Voices, Derry:

    Last month, Jesca played at Other Voices festival in Derry and had a wonderful time! Below are some interviews and sessions she recorded whilst there. Footage from the show itself can be seen here:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeTuRQVgXrI

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p_xcoFsqQU

    Jesca’s upcoming shows:

    I Am Kloot support (February):
    Jesca’s very excited about embarking on the dates below with I Am Kloot. Check Jesca’s Facebook for a chance to win tickets to each of these shows.
    14th – MANCHESTER, The Ritz
    15th – MANCHESTER, The Ritz
    18th – NOTTINGHAM, Albert Hall
    19th – LONDON, Barbican
    21st – BRIGHTON, St Bartholomew’s Church
    22nd – CAMBRIDGE, Junction
    23rd – BRISTOL, Trinity
    24th – COVENTRY, Warwick Arts Centre

    In March, Jesca’s heading off the States and is excited to announce that she will be playing the dates below:

    Delta Rae support:

    3rd March – NEWARK, NJ, US: New Jersey Performing Arts Center

    South by Southwest festival:

    15th March – AUSTEN, TX, US: Stephen F’s Bar

    Headlining:
    23rd March – LOS ANGELES, CA, US: Hotel Café

    (For tickets to Hotel Café: https://www.hotelcafe.com/tickets/?s=events_view&id=2073 )

    Shuggie Otis support (April):

    16th &17th – CHICAGO, IL, US: Lincoln Hall

    18th – NEW YORK, NY, US: B.B. King Blues Club and Grill

    19th – BROOKLYN, NY, US: Music Hall of Williamsburg

    21st – WASHINGTON, DC, US: Howard Theatre

    23rd & 24th – SEATTLE, WA, US: The Triple Door

    26th – SAN FRANSISCO, CA, US: Mezzanine

    27th – LOS ANGELES, CA, US: El Rey Theatre

    For tickets to all other shows please visit http://www.jescahop.com/tour

    Ode to Banksy release:
    Jesca Hoop releases her third single from The House That Jack Built, ‘Ode To Banksy’, on March 4th watch the video on Jesca’s YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/user/JescaHoop?feature=watch

    Ode To Banksy pays homage to the internationally renowned street artist and man of mystery as well as being a lament to the loss of Banksy’s anonymity – “I’ve been a fan of Banksy for ages” explains Jesca “This song is a splatter of inspirations that i have gathered from his pieces round the world. There are 4 or 5 specific pieces that inform the lyrics. I named the song Ode To Banksy because, as a huge fan , I much prefer to keep the mystery of his identity alive…and while I was writing the song there were big press blasts to reveal his identity… which i ignored. I’ll keep him masked thank you! This song is like pop art itself…for arts sake, I am also a big a fan of Bobbie Gentry and her song Ode to Billie Joe is a long time favourite of mine… the thought of the death of a great intrigue gave me a good excuse to write my own Ode.”

    Reviews for The House That Jack Built from popshifter.com:

    http://popshifter.com/2012-06-26/jesca-hoop-the-house-that-jack-built/

    http://fracturedair.com/2012/08/18/step-right-up-jesca-hoop/

    Reviews for Complete Kismet Acoustic:

    Jesca is very pleased to have received many glowing reviews for Complete Kismet Acoustic. To read some of the lovely things people have been saying about the album, just click the links below!
    http://www.folkradio.co.uk/2013/01/jesca-hoop-the-complete-kismet-acoustic/

    http://wearsthetrousers.com/2013/01/jesca-hoop-complete-kismet-acoustic-review/

    http://www.drunkenwerewolf.com/?s=kismet&submit=Search

    You can also watch the video for ‘Silverscreen’ on Jesca’s YouTube page: http://www.youtube.com/user/JescaHoop?feature=watch

    Ode To Banksy review by thesoundofconfusion.blogspot.co.uk: http://thesoundofconfusionblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/jesca-hoop-ode-to-banksy.html

    Jesca’s latest blog, ‘Manchester Serenade’:

    http://youareinnocentwhenyoudream.blogspot.co.uk/?zx=8f261822d5cc2497

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  • 1st February 2013

    Jesca Hoop is very much looking forward to playing in Derry next weekend at Other Voices

    please check the details here http://www.othervoices.ie/derry-londonderry-2013/

    and there is a chance to win tickets on Jesca’s facebook !

    https://www.facebook.com/JescaHoopMusic

  • 29th January 2013

    Jesa Hoop releases her third single from ‘The House That Jack Built ‘ on ‘ Ode To Banksy on March 4th watch the video here :

    http://www.jescahoop.com/video

    Jesca Hoop is to release Ode To Banksy, the third single from her critically acclaimed album The House That Jack Built.

    Ode To Banksy pays homage to the internationally renowned street artist and man of mystery as well as being a lament to the loss of Banksy’s anonymity – “I’ve been a fan of Banksy for ages” explains Jesca “This song is a splatter of inspirations that i have gathered from his pieces round the world. There are 4 or 5 specific pieces that inform the lyrics. I named the song Ode To Banksy because, as a huge fan , I much prefer to keep the mystery of his identity alive…and while I was writing the song there were big press blasts to reveal his identity… which i ignored. I’ll keep him masked thank you! This song is like pop art itself…for arts sake, I am also a big a fan of Bobbie Gentry and her song Ode to Billie Joe is a long time favourite of mine… the thought of the death of a great intrigue gave me a good excuse to write my own Ode.”

    Jesca’s 2012 album The House That Jack Built has been the recipient of outstanding reviews across the board – including Sunday Times CD Of The Week – and two playlisted singles at 6music. The album showcases Jesca’s unflinching tendency to pull focus from widescreen to close-up. Part siren song, part grim warning, it achieves a perspective-warping balance between the haunting intimacy of Hoop’s delivery and an unconfined air of horizon-scanning grandeur from the outset.

    Jesca will be suppoting I Am Kloot on their February tour :

    12/02/13 GLASGOW ORAN MOR, UK
    13/02/13 LEEDS IRISH CENTRE, UK
    14/02/13 MANCHESTER THE RITZ, UK
    15/02/13 MANCHESTER THE RITZ, UK
    18/02/13 NOTTINGHAM ALBERT HALL, UK
    19/02/13 LONDON BARBICAN, UK
    21/02/13 BRIGHTON ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH, UK
    22/02/13 CAMBRIDGE JUNCTION, UK
    23/02/13 BRISTOL TRINITY, UK
    24/02/13 COVENTRY WARWICK ARTS CENTRE, UK

  • 21st January 2013

    To celebrate today’s release of ‘The Complete Kismet Acoustic’ album, we are giving away a free MP3 of lead track ‘Silverscreen’ when you sign up to Jesca’s email list. Sign up here…

    Also you can check out the new video for ‘Silverscreen’ at Wears The Trousers
    Buy the album at iTunes or from the webstore

  • 11th January 2013

    Hello my beautiful ears,

    Happy 2013 everyone ! I honestly can’t believe how quickly 2012 passed. I hope the past year was ever more kind to you all than the last. I want to extend a big warm thank you to all you who showed your support to my musical efforts as it was a very industrious year for me. I received an overwhelming amount of positive messages and feedback from my dear listeners and each message fanned my slow flame into moments of bonfire. Your kind words are real currency in this field. Thank you for supporting The House That Jack Built and for attending my shows. I do so love my chosen role and am very grateful to be given the opportunity by you to continue. And so lets do !

    My very Best to you all

    hoop

    x

    4 Days Left To Pledge: The deadline for Jesca’s Pledgemusic campaign is fast approaching, so if you’re interested in getting involved, now is the time to act ! Pledgemusic.com is a platform allowing fans to directly help fund releases, and Hoop’s forthcoming release ‘The Complete Kismet Acoustic’ is featured on there this month. This album features all the songs from her 2007 debut studio album ‘Kismet’ in a stripped down, bare bones fashion captured in live performance. Retaining four of the songs that formed the Kismet Acoustic EP, she now completes the batch with the remaining 6 songs from her debut record ‘as live’ recordings. This acoustic simplistic incarnation re-evokes the combination of two acoustic guitars and three voices that represents many of her live performances. Added to this are two previously unheard tracks – Paradise and Worried Mind. You can Pledge for a number of exclusive signed material/releases, and pledge options start at just £8. All Pledgers gain access to an archive of exclusive updates, including an exclusive preview of the video for ‘Silverscreen’, a free download of that track, artwork, video messages, dreams & even recipes ! 10% of all proceeds go towards the charity The Voice Project, helping to reunite African child soldiers with their families. For more information click here

    Live Online Gig / 19th January

    We are excited to announce that to celebrate the release of ‘The Complete Kismet Acoustic’, Jesca and her band will be performing her first live online show next Saturday January 19th at 7pm GMT via stageit.com – tickets cost $5 and are available now. For more information and to view Jesca (and Sketch)‘s video trailer for the show, click here

    Best of 2012

    As the Best of 2012 charts pour in, we’re pleased to say that ‘The House That Jack Built’ has received some great recognition:

    Drunken Werewolf #1
    Yorkshire Times #15
    God Is In The TV #49
    She Wears The Trousers #73
    Amazing Radio #87

    Thanks to all for your great feedback ! New Single ‘Ode To Banksy’ out Mar 4th On March 4th Hoop will be releasing her new single ‘Ode To Banksy’ from her latest studio album ‘The House That Jack Built’. The song pays homage to the renowned street artist and man of mystery as well as being a lament to the loss of his anonymity: “I’ve been a fan of Banksy for ages” explains Jesca. “This song relates to his art as though it is a soundtrack commentary as we tour his pieces around the world. I named the song ‘Ode To Banksy’ because, as a huge fan, I would have preferred to keep the mystery of his identity alive… and while I was writing the song there was a big press blast revealing his identity. I’ll keep him masked, thank you ! This song is like pop art itself… for art’s sake. I have also always been a fan of Bobbie Gentry and her song Ode to Billie Joe is a long time favourite of mine, I think the ‘ode’ needs to be a resurrected song form !” Keep your eyes peeled for the new video which was filmed at Christmas time…

  • 8th January 2013

    My beautiful ears,

    2012 has been a busy year ! I have spent it in a flurry of full bloom industry, from the writing room to the studio to stages all around the world and every step in between ! I released my third full-length record ‘The House That Jack Built’ back in June. The writing of ‘Jack’ was a very isolated and emotional process as you may imagine from listening. It was a real growing and enlivening experience developing these songs and their arrangements with my dear friends in LA. To hear them treated with such care, enthusiasm and musical intelligence was deeply satisfying, not to mention exciting !! It’s been so great to meet and hear from those of you that love listening to it as much as I loved making it. Thank you for all of your kind words and positive feedback. I’ve enjoyed playing some great live shows this year: earlier in the year I toured around the US East Coast and the Southern states with the über-charmed neo-bluegrass group Punch Brothers. We drank gorgeous whiskeys from every oak barrel in the South ! (The ‘Penicillin’ has made it to #1 as my favourite cocktail thanks to Chris Thile).Then toured the US, the UK and Europe with my own band – thank you to everyone who came to see us and helped to make those events such fun. Then I completed my touring for the year by heading out to Europe with the world’s most talented & lovable ‘rock nerds’, the excellent Shearwater . I got to visit Zurich (gorgeous) & Budapest (awesome) for the first time, and ended with a whole week in France (just fabulous). If you so wish, you can check out some live reviews here. I may have finished touring for 2012, but Hoop HQ is still a hive of activity: I am running my first Pledge Music campaign, to raise funds to produce an acoustic rendition of the entirety of my first record, entitled ‘The Complete Kismet Acoustic’. You can purchase the album in advance here. 10% of all money pledged goes to The Voice Project, a peace movement inspired by the mothers of child soldiers in Uganda and aimed at using music as an agent of conflict transformation. I’ve also had lots of fun filling in for my good friend Guy Garvey presenting his radio show on BBC 6music, you can check out the playlist from my last stint here. To mark the release of The Complete Kismet Acoustic in January, I will be staging a special an online live show for you to enjoy from the comfort & warmth of your own home, stay tuned for details. After that I will be touring the UK and the USA in the spring and heading to South By Southwest in March. And that’s 2012 in a nutshell ! Thanks again for all your support. If you haven’t got your copy of ‘The House That Jack Built ‘ yet, there are signed vinyl & CDs available here and all records are available at the official webstores. In the meantime you can check out the videos for the first two singles from the record: ‘Born To’ directed by Anna Gabriel, and ‘Hospital (Win Your Love)’, a candy-coated dance video directed by Elia Petridis (that was so much fun to make) Happy holidays everyone !! Hoop x

  • 4th December 2012

    On Sunday, Jesca was guest presenter for Guy Garvey’s Finest Hour on BBC 6 Music, weaving a gorgeous two hour musical web with the likes of OutKast, Roger Miller, Fiona Apple, Randy Newman, Nina Simone, Mos Def & Little Dragon. You can listen to the show online all week until Dec 9th, at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01p3lh5 . Do it, it’s a treat.

  • 10th October 2012

  • 14th September 2012

    Catch Hoop on tour in UK & Europe this autumn ! Jesca has a UK headline tour over the next few weeks, followed by a stint supporting Shearwater in Europe in November. Exciting times ! Up to date listings and ticket links can always be found via our ‘TOUR’ section above. Dates so far are:

    September
    15 GRONINGEN NL Take Root Festival
    16 GENT BE Vooruit
    17 BRIGHTON UK The Green Door Store
    18 BRIDPORT UK Electric Palace
    19 BIRMINGHAM UK Glee Club
    21 CORK IE Cyprus Avenue
    22 DUBLIN IE Workman’s Club
    23 BELFAST UK Auntie Annie’s
    25 EDINBURGH UK Electric Circus
    26 NEWCASTLE UK The Cluny
    27 YORK UK The Duchess
    28 SHEFFIELD UK The Leadmill
    29 CARDIFF UK Buffalo Bar

    October
    2 LONDON UK The Borderline

    November (with Shearwater)
    4 BERLIN DE Berghain
    5 LEIPZIG DE UT Connewitz
    6 PRAGUE CZ Lucerna Music Bar
    7 VIENNA AT Fluc
    8 BUDAPEST HU Akvárium Klub
    10 BOLOGNA IT Covo Club
    11 ZURICH CH Im Viadukt
    12 DUDINGEN CH Bad Bonn
    13 CLERMONT-FERRAND FR Poco Loco
    15 MADRID ES Ramdall
    16 BARCELONA ES La (2)
    18 TOULOUSE FR Le Bikini
    19 BORDEAUX FR Le Saint Ex
    20 LIMOGES FR La Fourmi
    21 LA ROCHELLE FR La Sirene
    23 PARIS FR La Boule Noire

  • 30th July 2012

    Hoop is getting ready to kick off a west coast tour in support of her new album The House That Jack Built. Before she departs, Jesca is sharing the video for album track “Hospital (Win Your Love)”. Watch it here! (and feel free to post and share!) The surreal dance video, filled with sprinkles lipstick, pigtails and hospital gowns, depicts Hoop as an overgrown child and hospital patient, offering a whimsical take on the pain caused by venturing down memory lane. Hospital (Win Your Love) tackles “a human quality that causes us to crave injury”. As Jesca explains “I recall daydreaming as a child about going to the hospital and fantasizing about the way my family would cater to me if I were to come home with a broken arm, or how cool I would look to my peers if i showed up at school with a black eye!”

  • 12th July 2012

  • 28th March 2012

    My new album ‘The House That Jack Built’ is out 25th June ! We made a movie to tell you all about it, you can watch it on my VIDEOS page (up there, see? —-^) and you can read all about it here !
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    Jesca Hoop returns with her third album The House That Jack Built on her own label on June 25th 2012.

    The House That Jack Built deftly showcases its author’s unflinching tendency to pull focus from widescreen to close-up. Part siren song, part grim warning, it achieves a perspective-warping balance between the haunting intimacy of Hoop’s delivery and an unconfined air of horizon-scanning grandeur from the outset – tempestuous, moodily melodic opener ‘Born To’ shares this striking duality with later highlights ‘When I’m Asleep’, ‘Peacemaker’ and ‘Deeper Devastation’.

    It arrives with more than a few splashes on its hands. Life and death; light and dark; sex and war; head and heart: The House That Jack Built offers up as much in celebration of the macabre as it does in mistrust of the familiar, with a twist of humour. It’s steeped in an allusion to biology, nature and humanity, but drops precious few clues as to whether its next rush of imagery is set to beguile or repel.

    The follow up to 2009’s universally critically acclaimed Hunting My Dress, the new recording is a co-production between Jesca Hoop and three other producers – “ a drop of blood in the can from each of us rendered a more radical sound” says Hoop – and this visceral album will open a whole new world of listeners to Jesca’s music. Returning to Tony Berg’s Zeitgeist Studio in Los Angeles, where she recorded Hunting My Dress, Jesca enlisted old friends Shawn Everett, Blake Mills and Tony Berg himself as her co-producers. Says Hoop, “What a combination of minds, these three men & me. It was a real balancing act with tensions pulling toward one or the other. Striking that balance was the ticket to some of the most elevated moments in my musical collaborations to date.”

    Admitting that writing the record was an often an insular, isolating experience – “I spent days and days without leaving the house and having zero contact with others” Hoop found herself exploring topics as diverse as Greek tragedies (Peacemaker), street artist Banksy (Ode To Banksy) and her often turbulent relationship with her father (DNR and the album’s title track).

    Born To – the first single from the album – asks a question we’ve all asked ourselves “how is it that I was born into the circumstances I was born into. How is it some of us are born into famine and others into unimaginable wealth”. In Hospital (Win Your Love) she tackles “a human quality that causes us to crave injury” recalling childhood memories and on Deeper Devastation – her favourite song on the record – a fear of infidelity, this song Hoop says “is about accepting nature and learning to trust”.

    Elsewhere, Pack Animal and Dig This Record find Hoop spinning very different threads to equally hypnotic effect. Throughout Hoop’s stone-turning observations remain mired in the equal beauty and violence of nature, hers is a nature red in tooth and claw.

    Since self-releasing Hunting My Dress, Jesca Hoop has continued her knack for collecting fans in high places. Having been endorsed by Elbow’s Guy Garvey, she’s joined Eels on their US and European tour in 2011 and was invited by Peter Gabriel to sing backing vocals for his David Letterman and Jools Holland TV performances, and support and duet with him on his South American tour last year. With the release of The House That Jack Built, Jesca is set to pick up a host of new fans, high profile or not.

  • 22nd March 2012

    I’m excited to say that Guy Garvey has asked me to host his radio show ‘Guy Garvey’s Finest Hour’ this weekend while he’s away ! Tune into BBC 6Music on Sunday 25th March at 22:00 UK time to have a listen !

  • 6th February 2012

    Yo!! I will be joining the Punch Brothers on their US tour in April. This will be a brilliant show! I’m thrilled! Head to my ‘TOUR’ section for details!

  • 1st November 2011

    Be sure to tune in as I’ll be performing with Peter Gabriel as a member of his band on The Late Show with David Letterman November 9!

  • 11th October 2011

    I am happy to announce that I will be joining Peter Gabriel as a backing singer on his upcoming tour New Blood starting with an appearance on Later with Jools Holland on tues Oct 11th, Radio 2 performance (tba) followed by 7 dates around South America and Mexico. Mr Gabriel is bringing with him a full orchestra of 40+ players !! Wow !! The arrangements are gorgeous!! This is such a treat for me and I am so happy to play a part in the show. Not to mention its a great change of pace for me. So tune in folks !! We love Peter Gabriel !!

  • 22nd September 2011

    Jesca does Songs From A Room – Click here to read full article!