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Hunting My Dress

Jesca Hoop

Hunting My Dress

Second album from American folk singer-songwriter famous for being a nanny for Tom Waits

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7.6

Label
Last Laugh
UK Release date
30/11/2009
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  1. 8.0 |   The Observer

    ...her melodies and nature-inspired imagery have the relentless, angular quality of Kate Bush or Björk. An assured innovative, impressive piece of work
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  2. 8.0 |   Q

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  3. 8.0 |   Mojo

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  4. 8.0 |   Uncut

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  5. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    Enchanting in parts, Hunting My Dress sounds like the sprouting of a wondrous new talent
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  6. 8.0 |   Evening Standard

    Jesca has one of those voices that whispers sweet nothings one moment and provokes dire imaginings the next
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  7. 8.0 |   The Times

    A new sound that is both studied and inspired
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  8. 8.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    Jesca Hoop might just turn out to be the Lady Gaga of freaky folk
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  9. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    This is what makes Jesca Hoop special, and is why we should treasure her: by drawing from her vast catalogue of experiences, she finds the scope for an engaging range of musical tangents
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  10. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    The dawning of a new, unique voice which, through its influences (both obvious and not-so), is blending styles and carving a niche in to the increasingly crowded canon of independent and original female artists
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  11. 8.0 |   God Is In The TV

    The nine tracks on this record aren't pieces of music that you can second guess, there aren't huge predictable choruses or predictable painfully rhyming lyrics, Hoop just doesn't work this way
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  12. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    There’s something enchanting about almost every second of the record. Hypnotic, trance-like and packed with ambience and atmosphere, Hunting My Dress is nothing short of a triumphant achievement
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  13. 7.0 |   Under The Radar

    This is music crafted for those wise enough to realize that instant isn't the most satisfying form of gratification
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  14. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Keep your ears peeled for what she does next. I have a feeling the best, weirdest moments on Hunting My Dress aren’t flukes
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  15. 7.0 |   The Irish Times

    There are peaks and troughs to Hunting My Dress but, overall, the album’s deliciously odd ambience is one to savour
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  16. 7.0 |   NME

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  17. 6.9 |   Pitchfork

    There's a disarming personality at work in these songs. How many other musicians would bother to write about hearing a DJ play one of her tunes off her debut? And how many could do so without sounding self-impressed?
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