We’ve been counting the days until Christmas even more eagerly than usual this year, our impatience to reach December 25th probably directly connected to our desire to see in January 1st and say good riddance to the whatever 2020 was…
This is a work of art. Now, I’m aware that with the proliferation of music in this modern age, records are often lauded before being forgotten about when the next ‘big’ thing comes around. It is unclear whether Memories are…
Any regular listener of Guy Garvey’s Sunday afternoon slot will be familiar with his relentless gushing over Jesca Hoop – a California born songstress who, having married Elbow’s tour manager, is now based in Garvey’s native Manchester. Just last week…
In Undress, adoptive Mancunian Jesca Hoop’s acoustic reworking of 2009 release Hunting my Dress strips five-year-old songs down to the bare, scintillating bones with magnificent results. Welcoming Elbow’s Guy Garvey, Willy Mason, Erika Wennerstrom (of Heartless Bastards) and Samuel Beam…
There are some collaborations you just know are going to work, and this falls squarely into that category. Literally nothing could go wrong with Jesca Hoop and Willy Mason teaming up, and literally nothing does. It’s one of a number…
Following the news that Jesca Hoop is to release an acoustic version of her album Hunting My Dress, named Undress, next year, here’s a clue as to what it might sound like. This is the track ‘Murder Of Birds’ from…
Jesca Hoop has announced a new album, Undress – an acoustic reworking of her 2009 release Hunting My Dress. The Manchester-based Californian produced The Complete Kismet Acoustic, a stripped-down re-imagining of her Kismet album, earlier this year, and now Hunting…
Part two of our shopping guide continues with some lovely coloured vinyl from the Leisure Society and a sweet-sounding collaboration from Willy Mason and Brendan Benson. These are the things that should be getting you out of bed. Bob Dylan…
Championed by Tom Waits and Guy Garvey, California-born, Manchester-based singer-songwriter Jesca Hoop is back with a sumptuous third album. Infused with dark grief and surreal lyrics, the collection is beautifully balanced by full-blown quirky pop and imaginative dream-folk (not to…
London session hosts Bandstand Busking have announced free their monthly show will be at Arnold Circus in Shoreditch this Sunday. It’s a corker of a line-up with performances from FFS favourites The Leisure Society, Tom Waits’ ex-babysitter Jesca Hoop and…