On Friday, we waited in a line outside of The Hotel Cafe to get sold out tickets to Jesca Hoop. It was worth it. Not only did the doorman give us half off for missing the opening but the show exceeded all expectations. She mostly played new songs from the album "Hunting My Dress" (currently only released in the UK). Hoop said that she grew up on murder ballads and it shows. Her music is minor-keyed, full of crooked thoughts, hymn-like at times and rather ominous. But that's not to say it's not fun, as "Four Dreams" shows, the music has both a sense of humor and a great rhythmic quality.
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Jesca Hoop:Four Dreams
And from the Silverscreen Demos:
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Jesca Hoop:Seed Of Wonder
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