Jesca Hoop : Kismet

The All Music Guide rating for this album on a 1-9 scale (9=best) is: 5

The All Music Guide rating for this album among this artist's works on a 1-9 scale (9=best) is: 6

  Alex Greenwald - Vocals, Omnichord
  Blake Mills - Bass, Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
  Cedric Lemoyne - Bass
  David Baerwald - Mandolin, Keyboards, Guitar (12 String)
  Frank Lenz - Vibraphone, Wind Instruments
  Ian Walker - Bass
  Jesca Hoop - Guitar, Vocals
  Jose Antonio Pasillas II - Drums
  Matt Chamberlain - Drums
  Patrick Warren - Accordion, Horn, Keyboards
  Sam Farrar - Bass
  Stewart Copeland - Drums
  Tony Berg - Guitar, Harmonium, Keyboards, Bandurria

Jesca Hoop counts early early folk songs, pop radio, chamber music, gospel music, 20's to 40's jazz, ol' country, ol' blues, slave songs, dance hall, murder ballads, rock and roll, blue grass and my backyard among her numerous musical influences to her debut album Kismet. Hoop is a striking, dark haired songwriter from Northern California who writes and sings twisty, sprawling, lyrically abstract songs featuring strange sonorities and offbeat rhythms. Jesca Hoop's music is like a four sided coin. She is an old soul, like a black pearl, a good witch or red moon. Her music is like going swimming in a lake at night. Tom Waits.