Jesca Hoop

There are some photos of Elbow live in LA on Jesca Hoop's page.

Never seen her live, but she's opening for Elbow at the show I'm seeing in Atlanta so I am really looking forward to her set! Been listening to her for a week or so now to get more familiar with her music and am enjoying it a lot. Lovely stuff, and I am glad I'll get a chance to catch her. Just hope the crowd will be decent - hate to say it but the behavior of some southern-Amercian concertgoers can be bloody appalling, especially with a more sedate type of performer like Jesca. But hopefully those folks who have enough taste to see Elbow will be a bit more open-minded and well-behaved!

I absolutely adore her and loved it when she opened for Elbow. But yeah, I'm afraid to say some of the crowds were appallingly rude during her set. She handled it like a champ though.

I agree totally, it felt like there was a semicircle of people around the stage who were listening and quietly falling in love with her while those on the outskirts chatting away! Instead of getting pissed off I was just pleased I was paying attention. Their loss, right?

Absolutely. She was so adorable too. She'd say things "let's just pretend someone has left the vacuum cleaner on..."

I just focused on her and tried to ignore the sad losers who were missing a big treat.

Not sure if it should be in this thread but does anyone have the lyrics to the Murder of Birds track she sings with Guy? Much appreciated if anyone does.

Everything BUT Murder of birds is - http://www.songmeanings.net/artist/view/songs/137438980603/

Ta-da http://www.fortosing.com/pages/songs.php/

And i think it's hips not lips, but thats just me!

Thanks for that Sarah. I've been looking for a while and couldn't find them.

Cheers!

Sarah wrote:

Everything BUT Murder of birds is - http://www.songmeanings.net/artist/view/songs/137438980603/

Ta-da http://www.fortosing.com/pages/songs.php/

And i think it's hips not lips, but thats just me!

Some information on her new album:

Quote :

HUNTING MY DRESS
OUT NOVEMBER 30TH IN THE UK

I am pleased to report that I have completed my second record. I should say we really. We, and more specifically defined as, Tony Berg, Shawn Everett, Blake Mills, Patrick Stewart, Nicole Eva Emery, Quinn, Joe Karnes, Z Berg, Patrick Warren and myself finished my record. On the morning after the last tracking session I hopped on a plane to Manchester where I have been living now for the past five months. The mixing was done by Shawn Everett there in LA. After he was done with a mix or two he would send it to me via Usendit and I would take notes afterwhich I would Skype him and we would discuss changes that needed being made. This was a great excuse to spend some time via Skype with some of my favourite people in the world... Tony Berg and Shawn Everett.


The track listing for Hunting my Dress goes as follows:

1. Whispering Light
2. The Kingdom
3. Feast of the Heart
4. Angel Mom
5. Four Dreams
6. Murder of Birds
7. Bed Across the Sea
8. Tulip
9. Hunting my Dress

New dates with Andrew Bird:

Wednesday, November 11
@ Union Chapel
London, UK
Go here for tickets & more info

Sunday, November 15
@ Melkweg Rabozaal
Amsterdam, Holland
Go here for tickets & more info

Monday, November 16
@ De Warande
Turnhout, Belgium

Tuesday, November 17
@ Vooruit
Gent, Belgium
Go here for tickets & more info

Saturday, November 21
@ Joy Eslava
Madrid, Spain

Monday, November 23
@Palau de la Musica
Valencia, Spain
Go here for tickets & more info

Tuesday, November 24
@ Apolo
Barcelona, Spain
Go here for tickets & more info


Stay tuned for more solo shows TBA…

Pity I can't go on Monday, but looking forward to the new album.

Jesca's gig at The Slaughtered Lamb in London last night launching her second album was sold out, but I hung about and luckily I managed to buy entrance off a boy whose friend couldn't make it, just before the support played.
It was in a small dimly lit basement, with comfy chairs at the front.
There was the most respectful and polite audience at a pub venue that I've ever been part of, at any gig I have ever been to, so it was easy for Jesca to talk inbetween songs, without even using the mic sometimes. She was accompanied by Zoe on some vocals, and Jimmy on guitar, whom she made wear some of her hats. She also gave out a parcel and we all played "pass the parcel" near the end with winners unwrapping her new cd, which she was signing after.

This review http://www.glasswerk.co.uk/reviews/national/8857/Jesca+Hoop
doesn't really do full justice to what a magic evening it was.

I was sitting next to a photographer, whom I was speaking to after, she has just uploaded her shots of the night to flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacquisadler/sets/72157622922647646/show/

she was the only one taking real photos there at the gig that I know of.

Some gorgeous photos. How lucky were you to go to what looked like a very intimate evening. Thanks for uploading those.

The Slaughtered Lamb is one of my favourite venues. Everytime I have been in there the audiences have been respectful and the musicians have blown me away. Thanks for the review!

lucky with disease wrote:

I was sitting next to a photographer, whom I was speaking to after, she has just uploaded her shots of the night to flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacquisadler/sets/72157622922647646/show/

she was the only one taking real photos there at the gig that I know of.

Jacqui! A good friend of mine and Sarahs from the Snow Patrol board - she tends to be the only person taking real photographs at any gig! I was just looking at this set of pictures this morning. Her gig photography is superb. Small world hey!

Anyway, Jesca Hoop's bloody brilliant isn't she

Just listened to her new album on the ipod on the train to Hawley. It's wonderful. Didn't really enjoy Kismet, but this is superb

Found 9 videos of some of the songs played have been uploaded to youtube of The Slaughtered Lamb gig was at the other week...this one has the hat fittings at the beginning.
She did a cover of 'Weather to Fly on Gideon's BBC6 radio a few days ago.

She sounds flippen amazing! Thank you LWD!

she's playing at the jazz cafe in early february. never been there, it's tempting.

Thanks for the links here LWD; I've been enjoying catching up with them. It sounds like it was a wonderful evening.
I'm really loving "Hunting My Dress", it's such a different feel to Kismet and yet equally good; I think I'm liking it even more.

It really was, so pleased I went. I'm loving the album too, but also the recent live versions with Zoe and Jimmy. I hope they stay with her while she plays in the UK, their sound works so well together.
Wish the lyrics had been printed in the sleeve. Anywhere on the internet you've come across that has 'Hunting My Dress lyrics yet?

Wondered if anyone got a decent recording of Jesca's live session on radio 2 Radcliffe & Maconie last week? Its only available for one more day on iplayer!
Really was a beautiful session of 3 songs and chat. Whispering Light was gorgeous...she is with a drummer and another backing singer now aswell as the two accompanying her before, and as a band for the tour, with all the harmonies, sounding even better.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qpkjs

Oh thank you LWD.
I must say I wasn't a fan when she supported Elbow, I liked her but nothing screamed for me to go and buy her LPs.
Now I have a healthy obsession I listen to Hunting My dress almost everyday.
She is magical.
I tried to get a ticket to see her and Cat Le Bon at the Jazz Cafe in Camden but tickets were sold out

I was at Jazz Cafe.
Jesca, with band, played all of album and Money as an encore.

Didn't anyone here (apart from Elbow, and lots of Pete Turners?) go to the Deaf Institute gig?

Great video! I hope Jesca will come to Berlin again with band. She was very good just with guitar but with band she is even more special...

OMG I have been waiting for this video forever, bless the both of you.
Thank you very, very much. A truly beautiful song off one of my favourite albums last year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35EeM5DHgRU&feature=youtube_gdata

With her new album coming out in a week, NPR profiles Ms. Hoop (and streams the new album).