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Sam Beam & Jesca Hoop


Country of origin:

U.S.

Type of music generally:

Folk, alternative pop

Status:

Debut release, Love Letter for Fire (2016)

See also:

Iron & Wine (Sam Beam) site

Jesca Hoop's site

The Ectophiles' guide's entry for Jesca Hoop

Comparisons:

Jesca Hoop, Iron & Wine

Covers/own material:

Own

General comments:

A collboration between two indiefolk/pop stars.

Recommended first album:

Love Letter for Fire

Recordings:

Love Letter for Fire (2016)

Love Letter for Fire

Release info:

2016—Sub Pop—SP1165

Availability:

Wide

Ecto priority:

Highly recommended

Group members:

Sam Beam—guitar, vocals
Jesca Hoop—guitar, vocals

Guest artists:

Robert Burger—keys
Eyvind Kang—violin, viola
Glenn Kotche—drums, percussion
Sebastian Steinberg—bass
Edward Rankin-Parker—cello

Produced by:

Tucker Martine

Comments:

Love, love, love this album. It's light and bright, and I love the interplay of Sam's and Jesca's voices. It's more folk/Americana than the quirkiness I usually associate with Jesca Hoop (though "Chalk It Up to Chi" sounds like it could have been on Silver Screen Demos or Kismet), but it's absolutely wonderful. (JoAnn Whetsell)


Thanks to JoAnn Whetsell for work on this entry.

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