Jesca Hoop in session tonight – recorded on May 18th for Marc Riley at BBC6 Music.
With a new album (her fourth) out since May 1st, Jesca Hoop is hitting the road and making new fans. Long Wave Home has received rave reviews, not all that unusual for her since her fanbase is solid and growing and she continues to let everyone know she’s in for real and in it for the long haul.
Here’s a snippet of a discussion of the album via Keith Hargreaves at Americana/UK (a website you need to know about, if you don’t already):
Describing the recording, Hoop notes, “Recording this album was a road trip and a forage—me and a hard drive in a camper van, pulling into studios up and down England, gathering material. I enlisted engineers Leo Abrahams (at The Shed in London), Jim and Rob Homes (at Empire Sound on the Isle of Wight), Jim Barr (at J&J Studio in Bristol), and Tim Thomas (at Blueprint in Manchester). I brought in Jesse D Vernon to arrange brass and tuned percussion. I brought in Sebastian Rochford on drums, Jon Thorne on bass, and Sam Amidon to play a cast of stringed instruments. Over three weeks, I roved my way through these sessions, gathering performances. I slept under viaducts and ancient oak trees, and I woke to dewy, glistening pastures. I found the best cafés, and I swam in the sea. The sessions felt like discoveries—surprise after surprise—as the musicians and engineers coloured the tunes, each in their own way. With a full hard drive and heart, I returned to Manchester—to Tim Thomas—where we laid out the sessions like bolts of raw material and constructed the album. This is not just a renewal of my commitment to the craft of writing and record-making—it’s a vote of confidence and an investment in myself as an artist and authority over my vocation and life’s path.”
Definitely check this album out – and grab the other three while you’re at it.
In the meantime – dive in.
