
Jesca Hoop
American singer-songwriter Jesca Hoop performs in Utrecht.
Jesca Hoop is a California-born singer-songwriter now based in Manchester, UK, known for her idiosyncratic blend of folk, art-pop and experimental songcraft. She grew up in a large Mormon family and worked as a nanny for Tom Waits before launching her music career, later touring as a vocalist with Peter Gabriel. Her seventh studio album, Long Wave Home (2026), marks her debut as a self-producer and has drawn widespread critical praise.
Long Wave Home, her seventh solo album and the first she produced entirely herself, was released on May 1, 2026 via Last Laugh/Republic of Music and was widely praised by the music press.
In support of the album, Hoop performed a ten-day UK tour, with performances in cities such as Edinburgh, Leeds, Liverpool, Bristol and London (Union Chapel).
As the first single from Long Wave Home, Hoop shared 'Designer Citizen', accompanied by a music video directed by James Slater.
Hoop released Selective Memory, an acoustic reworking of songs from her album Memories Are Now, via Last Laugh/Universal.
After the European tour, Hoop traveled to North America for concerts in cities such as New York, San Francisco, Portland and Minneapolis.