LONG WAVE HOME (OX BLOOD COLOUR VINYL W/ SIGNED INSERT)

Today, visionary artist'1/4'Jesca'1/4'Hoop'1/4'announces her new album'1/4'Long Wave Home'1/4'due out 1st May via Last Laugh and available to
preorder now.'1/4'Staying true to her folk roots, though never'1/4'purely,'1/4'Hoop delivers strikingly original songwriting showcasing her
innovative vocals augmented by imaginative arrangements.'1/4'Long Wave Home'1/4'is energized and rings with the'1/4'promise of a fresh new
chapter for the artist. To accompany today''''s announcement'1/4'Hoop'1/4'has shared the album''''s compelling first single, 'Designer Citizen",
alongside a charming video directed by'1/4'James Slater.
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Additionally,'1/4'Hoop'1/4'has announced news of a 10-date UK tour in May including a performance at London''''s Union Chapel.
'When I was faced with the challenge of writing and recording a new album, I had the choice to'1/4'stay where I was comfortable, under
the sage guidance of a producer or to step out into the dark'1/4'and produce it myself. It became clear that if I was going to grow in the
craft, I needed to'1/4'become my own lighthouse. So I made the commitment to take on the Producer role. There'1/4'were a lot of sleepless
nights.'1/4'
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Writing'1/4'Long Wave Home, though no less daunting, became a refuge for me'a place to explore'1/4'interpersonal connections and the
rise and fall of emotions that come with relationships. Writing'1/4'an album can be very agitating, but it''''s a discomfort I am comfortable
with. What a gift it is to'1/4'spend my time examining my inner world, my relationships, and from it make music.'1/4'
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My life took an unexpected turn in 2025. Many people exited my life... like a bus pulling into'1/4'the station. Some of these relationships
were of great importance, so I had much to wrestle with'1/4'in these verses.'1/4'Disconnect, or the illusion thereof, was also fodder for
songs'amid the chaos and confusion we'1/4'are creating in this world, I feel a responsibility to record what I see transpiring among us:
what'1/4'is being done... by whom and to whom.

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The song titled'1/4''''Caravan'''' articulates the risks of investing in or relying upon intimate'1/4'relationships. The title track,'1/4''''Long Wave Home'''',
addresses a certain estrangement that I believe'1/4'we are all feeling, as technologies isolate each of us and make connections feel ever
more'1/4'distant.'1/4''''Playground'''' is a protest song advocating for the children of Gaza.
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Recording this album was a road trip and a forage'me and a hard drive in a camper van, pulling'1/4'into studios up and down England,
gathering material. I enlisted engineers Leo Abrahams (at The'1/4'Shed in London); Jim and Rob Homes (at Empire Sound on the Isle of
Wight); Jim Barr (at J&J'1/4'Studio in Bristol); and Tim Thomas (at Blueprint in Manchester). I brought in Jesse D Vernon to'1/4'arrange
brass and tuned percussion. I brought in Sebastian Rochford on drums, Jon Thorne on'1/4'bass, and Sam Amidon to play a cast of
stringed instruments. Over three weeks, I roved my way'1/4'through these sessions, gathering performances. I slept under viaducts and
ancient oak trees, and'1/4'I woke to dewy, glistening pastures. I found the best cafes, and I swam in the sea. The sessions'1/4'felt like
discoveries'surprise after surprise'as the musicians and engineers coloured the tunes,'1/4'each in their own way. With a full hard drive
and heart, I returned to Manchester'to Tim'1/4'Thomas'where we laid out the sessions like bolts of raw material and constructed the
album.
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Long Wave Home'1/4'is not just a renewal of my commitment to the craft of writing and'1/4'record-making'it''''s a vote of confidence and an
investment in myself as an artist and'1/4'authority over my vocation and life''''s path." ''1/4'Jesca'1/4'Hoop, January 2026