The House That Jack Built (album)

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The House That Jack Built
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 25, 2012
Label Bella Union
Jesca Hoop chronology
Snowglobe
(2011)
The House That Jack Built
(2012)
The Complete Kismet Acoustic
(2013)

The House That Jack Built is a 2012 album by Jesca Hoop, released through Bella Union, and recorded in Los Angeles. An announcement was released on March 19, 2012, containing samples of the songs and clips of the videos, narrated by a stop-motion marionette skeleton 'Sketch', claiming to be the skeleton of Jesca Hoop.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Born To" [1] - 3:44
  2. "Pack Animal" - 2:37
  3. "Peacemaker" - 4:43
  4. "Hospital (Win Your Love)" [2] - 3:48
  5. "The House That Jack Built" - 4:12
  6. "Ode To Banksy" - 4:06
  7. "Dig This Record" - 4:01
  8. "D.N.R." - 4:16
  9. "Deeper Devastation" - 4:46
  10. "When I'm Asleep" - 3:21

Bonus track (available online with album purchase)

  1. "Moon Rock Needle" - 3:16

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References

  1. 'Born To' video on YouTube released May 8th, 2012
  2. 'Hospital (Win Your Love)' video on YouTube released July 30th, 2012