The new album by visionary artist Jesca Hoop: staying true to her folk roots, though never purely, Hoop delivers strikingly original songwriting complemented by brass arrangements,
tuned percussion, and innovative vocals. Long Wave Home is energized and rings with the promise of a fresh new chapter for the artist.
"When I was faced with the challenge of writing and recording a new album. I had the choice to stay where I was comfortable, under the sage guidance of a producer or step out into the dark
and produce it myself. It became clear, that if I was going to grow in the craft, I needed to become my own lighthouse. So I made the commitment to take on the Producer role. There
were a lot of sleepless nights.
Writing Long Wave Home, though no less daunting, became a refuge for me—a place to explore interpersonal connections and the rise and fall of emotions that come with relationships. Writing
an album is very agitating, but it’s a discomfort I am... comfortable with. What a gift it is to spend my time examining my inner world, my relationships, and from it... make music.
My life took an unexpected turn in 2025. Many people exited my life... like a bus pulling into the station. Some of these relationships were of great importance, so I had much to wrestle with in these verses.
Disconnect, or the illusion thereof, was also fodder for songs—amid the chaos and confusion we are creating in this world. I feel a responsibility to record what I see transpiring among us: what
is being done... by whom and to whom.
The song titled Caravan articulates the risks of investing in or relying upon intimate relationships. The title track,
Long Wave Home, addresses a certain estrangement that I believe
we are all feeling, as technologies isolate each of us and make connections feel ever more distant.
Long Wave Home 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
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