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The House That Jack Built

Jesca Hoop

The House That Jack Built

The American alt.folk singer-songwriter and guitarist with her 3rd album, having relocated from LA to Manchester

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7.2

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Jesca Hoop Curuja
UK Release date
25/06/2012
US Release date
26/06/2012
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  1. 9.0 |   The Quietus

    With sex, childhood and dreams all on one album, Freud would surely have a few words for Hoop. But given that this is one artist who seems to follow nothing but her own muse, there is little chance she would listen. Which is good: let nothing interfere with this astonishing creative force
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  2. 8.0 |   Mojo

    She is still having as much fun confusing us as we are being confused. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   Uncut

    An impressive third album suffused with grief after the death of her father. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    The most arresting record that she’s made, created with three separate producers in LA, and sprinkled with some genuinely infectious adult pop
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  5. 8.0 |   Evening Standard

    A great album
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  6. 8.0 |   The Independent

    Imaginative and innovative in equal measure
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  7. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    While it lacks the initial rush of Hunting My Dress, The House That Jack Built throws in surprises and twists and turns that are evidence of a satisfying progression
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  8. 8.0 |   BBC

    Hoop’s third album repeats her second’s tricks, only more so: broader, friskier and sharper, its earthy and mercurial spins on alt-folk brim with charisma, feeling and fecund reserves of imagination
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  9. 7.0 |   Spin

    A quirky yet polished dip into macabre pop, redolent of myriad mid-'90s adult-alt radio sirens
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  10. 6.0 |   Q

    Demands that listeners have a strong stomach. Print edition only

  11. 6.0 |   The Observer

    Has plenty of likable qualities: mild lyrical quirkiness, moderate eclecticism, and an unerring knack for hummable melodies
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  12. 6.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    The glossy pop songs will disappoint fans who liked her more unusual aspects, while the weird bits may put off the more casual listener
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  13. 5.0 |   Bowlegs

    There is a severe lack of originality and memorable hooks
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