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Order of Romance Due Out September 16 via Memphis Industries
Aug 30, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Jesca Hoop has shared a new single, “Lyre Bird.” It is the latest release from her forthcoming album, Order of Romance, which will be out on September 16 via Memphis Industries. Hoop has also shared a live performance video for the song, recorded in Manchester. More
Order of Romance Due Out September 16 via Memphis Industries
Jul 11, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Jesca Hoop has shared a new single, “Sioux Falls.” It is the latest release from her forthcoming album, Order of Romance, which will be out on September 16 via Memphis Industries. More
Order of Romance Due Out September 16 via Memphis Industries
Jun 08, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Jesca Hoop has announced the release of a new album, Order of Romance, which will be out on September 16 via Memphis Industries. She has also shared the album’s lead single, “Hatred Has a Mother.” More
Issue 66 Features Musicians and Actors on Their All-Time Favorite Albums, including Tegan and Sara, Wilco, Weyes Blood, Sigur Rós, Fred Armisen, Topher Grace, Jay Baruchel, Low, and more
Sep 27, 2019
By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar is excited to announce the My Favorite Album Issue, our new print issue in which we speak to musicians and actors about their all-time favorite album. The issue features Angel Olsen and Sleater-Kinney on the two covers and is available to buy directly from us here, as well as being distributed in stores nationwide (on newsstands, in such stores as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, and elsewhere). More
STONECHILD Out Now via Memphis Industries
Aug 29, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Jesca Hoop released a new album, STONECHILD, in July via Memphis Industries. It is Hoop’s fifth album. Now she has shared a video for the album’s “Shoulder Charge” and announced some new U.S. tour dates. More
Plus Blanck Mass, Cross Record, Girl Ray, Bodywash, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Aug 02, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. As soon as this week’s #1 song was shared on Tuesday morning we knew it would be the song to beat this week and it easily held off all challengers. Although, there were strong showings at #2 and #3 too. More
Love Letter for Fire available April 15th via Sub Pop
Mar 11, 2016
By Joshua M. Miller
Sam Beam and Jesca Hoop will be releasing their new album of duets Love Letter for Fire April 15 on Sub Pop. To help listeners prepare for the release, the duo has premiered a new video for their song “Valley Clouds.” More
Love Letter for Fire Due Out April 15 via Sub Pop
Feb 10, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Sam Beam (of Iron & Wine) and Jesca Hoop have teamed up for a collaborative album of duets and shared their first single together. Love Letter for Fire is due out April 15 via Sub Pop. Below you can stream the album’s first single, “Every Songbird Says.” Also below is the album’s tracklist and the duo’s tour dates together. More
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Jan 14, 2011
By Christopher Roberts
Wednesday, January 12, Jesca Hoop performed at Hotel Café in Hollywood, CA. We sent Under the Radar writer/photographer Laura Studarus down to cover the action. More
Interviews
Hoop on the Election, David Bowie and Leonard Cohen, First Kisses, Self-Driving Cars, and Scary Movies
Jan 12, 2017
By Mark Redfern
For Under the Radar‘s 14th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2016. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2016 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. More
Reviews
Jul 05, 2019
By Lee Adcock
These days, the fate of the world seems to depend on how much we care about each other. Gun violence, abortion rights, mental health awareness—everything comes back to whether or not we can collectively pause and listen. More
Jul 23, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Tom Waits trusted Jesca Hoop with his children, Andrew Bird chose her as an opener, and Elbow’s Guy Garvey coaxed her to move from Los Angeles to Manchester. Listening to the nine tracks that make up sophomore album Hunting My Dress, it’s easy to understand why. Crafting quirky folk with enough angles to appeal to those who don’t usually head to San Francisco with flowers in their hair, Hoop exudes such grace that even when all that glitters isn’t gold, you might momentary believe otherwise. More