Undress (Jesca Hoop album)

Undress
Studio album by
Jesca Hoop
ReleasedFebruary 17, 2014 (2014-02-17)
RecordedPaul Mortlock Home Studio, Zeitgeist Studios, Good Danny's and The Tabernacle Theatre.[1]
Length43:18
LabelLast Laugh Records/Republic of Music[2]
ProducerJesca Hoop
Jesca Hoop chronology
The Complete Kismet Acoustic
(2013) 		Undress
(2014) 		Love Letter for Fire
(2016)
Singles from Undress
  1. "Whispering Light"
    Released: Jan 27, 2014[3]

Undress is the 2014 studio album by Californian singer-songwriter Jesca Hoop, that features duets and acoustic re-workings of previously released material. Guest include Guy Garvey, Sam Beam, Willy Mason and Erika Wennerstrom.[4] It was released in February 2014 under Last Laugh Records and financed through crowd funding.[5] Digital editions contained the bonus track 'City Bird'.[6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Murder of Birds" (featuring Guy Garvey)4:52
2."The Kingdom"3:24
3."Whispering Light" (featuring Willy Mason)4:04
4."Four Dreams"4:38
5."Bed Across the Sea"4:06
6."Feast of the Heart"3:46
7."Tulip" (featuring Erika Wennerstrom)5:23
8."Hunting My Dress" (featuring Sam Beam)4:44
9."Angel Mom"5:29
10."While You Were Away"3:49

Personnel

  • Jesca Hoop – vocals, guitar
  • Tom Lloyd Goodwin – guitar on tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9
  • Guy Garvey;– Guest vocal on 'Murder of Birds'
  • Rebecca Stephens – Backing Vocals on tracks 2, 4, 5, 9, 10
  • Zoe Kyoti – Backing Vocals on tracks 2, 4, 5, 9, 10
  • Pete Marshall – Drums on tracks 2, 5
  • Willy Mason – Guest vocal and guitar on 'Whispering Light'
  • Aoife O'Donovan – Harmony contributions on 'Whispering Light'
  • Rebecca Stephens, Zoe Kyoti, Aga Debiec and Paul Mortlock – Stomps, claps and snaps on 'Four Dreams'
  • Erika Wennerstrom – Guest vocal on 'Tulip'; backing vocals on 'Feast of the Heart'
  • Jess Johnston – Bass on tracks 6, 7
  • Lucas Oswald – Vibraphone on tracks 6, 7
  • Mathew Shephard – Drums on tracks 6, 7
  • Carissa Hoop – Backing vocals on tracks 6, 7
  • Sam Beam – Guest vocal and Guitar on 'Hunting My Dress'
Technical personnel
  • Paul Mortlock – engineering except; 'Whispering Light' recorded by Tony Berg at Zeitgeist Studio; 'Feast of the Heart' and 'Tulip' by Danny Reisch at Good Danny's and 'Hunting My Dress' by Ryan Pickett with help from Tim Iseler at The Tabernacle Theatre.
  • Paul Mortlock – mastering except 'Feast of the Heart' and 'Tulip' by Danny Reisch at Good Danny's.
Design
  • Melanie Knott 

References

  1. ^ CD Production sheet
  2. ^ "ROM entry" Republic of Music News item February 17, 2014.
  3. ^ "Whispering Light – Single". itunes.com. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  4. ^ "Jesca Hoop – Undress". Piccadillyrecords.com. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  5. ^ "405 newsitem" Ana Leorne, 'Jesca Hoop announced new album', The 405, 15 October 2013
  6. ^ [1] Itunes listing for 'City Bird' (4:12)