I have been a terrible blogger. I guess staying up for that lunar eclipse really took it out of me, 'cause I've just been too plain tired (read: lazy) to post anything since. I'm sorry. But this next artist was certainly worth the wait. All three years. After touring northern California for a brief period, aspiring singer/songwriter, Jesca Hoop took on a job as a nanny. An odd job for a budding musician, until you learn that it was for the children of Tom Waits and his wife. There she honed her craft writing and eventually recorded a demo which Tom sent to his publisher. The demo later ended up in the hands of KCRW in 2004. The station began to play the song "Seed of Wonder" on air and it remained in the top 5 requested songs for 8 weeks straight, a station first!
Three years later Jesca's long awaited first album, Kismet, was finally released on September 18th and it's effing amazing! She manages to explore a very diverse landscape of sound throughout the album's eleven tracks. Her music is quirky and captivating, playful and thoughtful. Like a child discovering the world around them. On the opening track "Summertime" the sound is bright and shimmering like the sunlight dancing on the water's surface. While songs like "Enemy ", with it's much simpler sound and beautiful harmonies, floats gently, like the wind pushes through the tall grass. The range of emotion on this album is staggering. I could listen to it for weeks straight, and if you've been in my car with me any time recently, you know that I have been. Listen to a few of my favorite tracks and please, please go out and get this album! You will not be disappointed!
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Money (As featured in the film Shoot 'em Up)
Intelligentactile 101
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From her recent KCRW live studio session on 9-19-07
(with the Ditty Bops on backup vocals!)
Enemy
Summertime
See / Stream the entire session here.
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From her original KCRW session in 2004
Havoc in Heaven
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