Couple of things worth noting about Jesca Hoop: Stewart Copeland bangs his drums on one track, she’ll be opening for the Polyphonic Spree during the month of shows from 6/23-7/23, she’s got a slightly left-of-center take on hummable pop, and she took care of Tom Waits’s kids. Bloggable by any stretch, that.
During her stint as the Waits clan’s nanny, she converted Tom into a Hoop-aphile, getting him to say, “Jesca Hoop’s music is like a four-sided coin. She is an old soul, like a black pearl, a good witch or a red moon. Her music is like going swimming in a lake at night.” Tom passed her demos on to Nic Harcourt who spun ‘em incessantly, and now she’s hanging with the Police and touring the country with DeLaughter’s black-clad cult. Kismet‘s as good a name for her debut as any. And hey, her tunes ain’t bad, either! “Intellgentactile” (which isn’t a word) is perfect for the Triple-A set with enough quirks to keep it fresh, and enough charm in Jesca’s vox to sound like a four-sided coin (OK we have no idea what that means either, but Tom said it so it’s gotta be true).
Kismet is out 9/18 on 3Entertainment/Red Ink/Columbia. Tour dates with the Polyphonic Spree after the jump.
06/23 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre
06/24 – Austin, TX @ Stubbs BBQ
06/25 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
06/26 – New Orleans, LA -@House Of Blues
06/27 – Atlanta, GA @ Roxy Theatre
06/29 – Philadelphia, PA @ Fillmore at the TLA
06/30 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
07/01 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
07/02 – Boston, MA @ Avalon
07/03 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
07/05 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
07/06 – Detroit, MI @ The Majestic
07/07 – Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues
07/08 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
07/09 – Milwaukee, WI @ Rave II at the Eagles Club
07/10 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe
07/13 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
07/14 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater
07/15 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
07/17 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
07/18 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
07/20 – San Diego, CA @ Canes Bar & Grill
07/22 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
07/23 – Aspen, CO @ The Belly Up
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I don’t know her and can’t listen to the mp3 but she’s purty
VH1derful
I’ve actually been following her music for a little while since her first EP came out a couple of years ago through live recordings.. I’m a little surprised in how ‘modern pop’ this single is because her live sound is more like baroque-inflected acoustic folk and old-timey 1940s-ish sounding stuff (search for ‘jesca hoop big fish’ on youtube for an example).. still, I like it, good to have a varied sound I suppose.
She used to be Tom Waits’ nanny, eh? Well I used to Billy Squier’s dog walker, so where’s my record deal?
i too have been casually following her thru her live performances for a while, and i too am surprised by the turn of style. i didnt enjoy this at all, but ive loved her previous stuff. i definitely recommend looking up her live work. it blows this out of the water.
“purty,” maybe, but that earflaphat/wifebeater look is purty…hackneyed.
joanna newsom called, she wants her hat back.
that is one sexy nanny…
who, in that picture, kinda looks like she has neck problems
She’s pretty and doesn’t sound bad. Not quite my cup of tea, though. “VH1derful” was right on the mark.
Check out this, (and the other archive.org recordings) if you want to hear why I think she’s talented and worth following:
http://www.archive.org/details/jhoop2007-06-04.dpa4061.flac16
For everyone hearing these now songs and not understanding what the buzz is about, go find her songs Silverscreen, Havoc in Heaven and Big Fish.
The new songs seem shamefully devoid of the vintage quirkiness that led me to fall in love with her in the first place, though ‘enemy’ stand out as the best of the bunch.
you know its sorry as folks such as yourselfs that make artists keep puking up tha same garbage day in day out !! if your a true fan( which obviously your not, but if you WERE) you would support artists for being artists! whos to say there wont be an all live album coming out right after or wait have you even heard tha rest of tha album no i doubt it! if shes so eclectic im sure every song will be difrnt
LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT
ok – this has nothing to do with the intriguing woman posted on this page and i do intend on giving her a listen but what i am desparately trying to find out is if anyone knows anything about any tom waits gigs.. there is shi* on the net about him or at least nothing that is up to date. it was pure happenstance that i found this b/c his named is mentioned in the 1st paragraph. i would be much oblidged if anyone could direct me to a proper tom waits site, news, info, etc. thx and my e-mail is xiolaaa@yahoo & i’ll also re-check this page.