Hunting My Dress is the second studio album by Jesca Hoop. It was released on CD in the UK in November 2009 on Last Laugh Records and on vinyl in the US in July of the following year on Vanguard Records.
Background Most of the material was written and recorded after Hoop moved from the US to UK. It was written over the course of eighteen months, being described as an 'unlikely weaving of hip-hop, Native American rhythms and birdsong'."Guardian 2011" Maddy Costa, 'Jesca Hoop: 'I used to live under a tree', The Guardian, April 6, 2011. The album was recorded at Tony Berg's Zeitgeist Studio in Los Angeles.
The album had its launch party in "a lorry trailer in my back garden", Hoop explained, and was supported by a short UK tour. Chris Gilliver, 'A Quick Chat with Jesca Hoop', Citylifers.co.uk, November 26, 2009.
In a review for the BBC, Rob Crossan wrote, "Obvious comparisons are there to be made when listening to Hoop's impressive vocal range and almost scholarly attention to lyrical detail, the quickest to spring to mind being Björk and Kate Bush.....Guy Harvey of Elbow is another huge fan, and his duet with her, Murder of Birds, is an immediate standout on this collection. A touch of Edgar Allen Poe is clear to hear in lines such as “I've got demons / when I need 'ems”"
In 2014, Hoop released the album Undress with acoustic reinterpretations of the songs.
Track listing
Personnel All personnel credits adapted from Hunting My Dress sleeve notes.
Vocals – Jesca Hoop Additional vocals – Nicole Eva Emery Guitars – Jesca Hoop, Blake Mills Drums – Quinn Smith Synthesizer – Patrick Warren
Technical personnel
Engineering – Shawn Everett Production – Jesca Hoop, Tony Berg Mastering – Hans Dekline
Design
Artwork – Rick Whitmore, Alex Berg Photography – Shirlaine Forrest
References