Jesca Hoop Releases New Single “Big Storm,” Announces Seventh LP Long Wave Home

On May 1st, California-born, Manchester-based singer-songwriter Jesca Hoop will release her seventh solo album, Long Wave Home. Ahead of the release, she shares the latest single “Big Storm.”

The upcoming LP is the first album Hoop produced herself, taking shape amidst a period of personal and geopolitical upheaval — a web of intersecting tensions that seemed to mirror one another as they unfolded. The release marks both a fresh start and a deepening of her already extensive discography.

Throughout her career, Hoop has worked with acclaimed producers including John Parish, Tony Berg, and Blake Mills, each of whom shaped her approach to record-making. For Long Wave Home, she took the reins herself — recruiting collaborator Jesse D. Vernon to arrange accompaniments, then setting out in a camper van to meet session musicians and begin tracking. The journey took her to The Shed in London, Empire Sound on the Isle of Wight, and J&J Studios in Bristol, where she worked closely with engineers Tim Thomas and Leo Abrahams.

So far, Jesca has released a few singles: “Caravan,” “Designer Citizen,” and now “Big Storm.”

Jesca, reflecting on the moment of inspiration behind the single, says: “There was a moment, many years ago, when I was ready to ditch everything—everyone I knew and everything I was doing. I gave away all my possessions, keeping only the essentials. I sold my car. I bought a plane ticket. The plan was to leave without notice. Then the biggest storm in recent history blew my getaway plan to bits. It grounded all planes and halted travel.I was forced to face my life. Myself. The storm taught me there is no cheat code for life—no easy way out. At the same time, my life—my happiness—is my responsibility. Mine and only mine.” 

Long Wave Home is out May 1st. Pre-save here.