| Memories Are Now | ||||
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| Released | February 10, 2017 | |||
| Genre | Singer-songwriter, indie folk [1] | |||
| Length | 37:32 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
| Producer | Blake Mills | |||
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Memories Are Now is the fourth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Jesca Hoop. The album was released on February 10, 2017, through Sub Pop. [2] It was produced by Blake Mills and features Fiona Apple on harmonica. [3]
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 83/100 [4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
Memories Are Now received positive reviews from music critics upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83 based on 14 reviews, indicating 'universal acclaim'. [4]
In a four-star review, AllMusic writer Marcy Donelson claimed, "The whole record, in fact, is injected with a heavy dose of gumption and irreverence, a spirit that, deliberate or not, seems timely in the sociopolitical climate of early 2017." [5]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Memories Are Now" | 4:23 |
| 2. | "The Lost Sky" | 3:51 |
| 3. | "Animal Kingdom Chaotic" | 3:45 |
| 4. | "Simon Says" | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Cut Connection" (featuring Fiona Apple ) | 3:45 |
| 6. | "Songs of Old" | 4:43 |
| 7. | "Unsaid" | 4:16 |
| 8. | "Pegasi" | 3:34 |
| 9. | "The Coming" | 5:56 |
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