Undress (Jesca Hoop album)

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Undress
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 17, 2014 (2014-02-17)
RecordedPaul Mortlock Home Studio, Zeitgeist Studios, Good Danny's and The Tabernacle Theatre. [1]
Length43:18
Label Last Laugh Records/Republic of Music [2]
Producer Jesca 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]

Contents

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

Technical personnel
Design

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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. Itunes listing for 'City Bird' (4:12)