Jesca Hoop has announced her new album Long Wave Home, and it’s due out on 1st May via Last Laugh / Republic Of Music. To accompany the announcement, Hoop has shared the album’s first single, Designer Citizen, alongside a charming video directed by James Slater, which you can see below. And on top of all of this, she has announced a 10-date UK tour in May, including a performance at London’s Union Chapel – all dates are listed below.
Hoop explains all here: “When I was faced with the challenge of writing and recording a new album, I had the choice to stay where I was comfortable, under the sage guidance of a producer, or to step out into the dark and produce it myself. It became clear that if I was going to grow in the craft, I needed to become my own lighthouse. So I made the commitment to take on the Producer role. There were a lot of sleepless nights. Writing this album, though no less daunting, became a refuge for me—a place to explore interpersonal connections and the rise and fall of emotions that come with relationships. Writing an album can be very agitating, but it’s a discomfort I am comfortable with. What a gift it is to spend my time examining my inner world, my relationships, and from it make music. “
She continues, “My life took an unexpected turn in 2025. Many people exited my life… like a bus pulling into the station. Some of these relationships were of great importance, so I had much to wrestle with in these verses. Disconnect, or the illusion thereof, was also fodder for songs—amid the chaos and confusion we are creating in this world, I feel a responsibility to record what I see transpiring among us: what is being done… by whom and to whom. The song titled ‘Caravan’ articulates the risks of investing in or relying upon intimate relationships. The title track, ‘Long Wave Home’, addresses a certain estrangement that I believe we are all feeling, as technologies isolate each of us and make connections feel ever more distant. ‘Playground’ is a protest song advocating for the children of Gaza.”
Jesca Hoop learned to sing at an early age, harmonizing with her musical Mormon family in northern California. At 16, Hoop broke away from her strict upbringing and began what she calls her “life as a raccoon”, off the grid and close to nature. Rambling through the high mountain deserts of the Southwest and along the coastlines of the Northwest, Hoop worked as a wilderness survival guide and chalked up skills in farming, surveying, and carpentry. Her songwriting continued throughout, shared on porches, in deep river canyons, and around campfires.
In 2004, Hoop moved to Los Angeles, where she met Tony Berg, Blake Mills, and Shawn Everett. She would record and release four records with this triad. A call out of the blue from Guy Garvey (of Elbow) saw Jesca move to the UK in 2008, where she would record a further two albums with producer Jon Parish. Hoop has an ever-growing collection of champions: Tom Waits described her music as being “like a four-sided coin. She is an old soul, like a black pearl, a good witch or red moon. Her music is like going swimming in a lake at night”. Peter Gabriel took her on tour through South America to sing with him, and in years past, she has been hand-picked to play as support on tour for Eels, Andrew Bird, Sinead O’Connor, Jose Gonzales, Elbow, and more.
Describing the recording, Hoop notes, “Recording this album was a road trip and a forage—me and a hard drive in a camper van, pulling into studios up and down England, gathering material. I enlisted engineers Leo Abrahams (at The Shed in London), Jim and Rob Homes (at Empire Sound on the Isle of Wight), Jim Barr (at J&J Studio in Bristol), and Tim Thomas (at Blueprint in Manchester). I brought in Jesse D Vernon to arrange brass and tuned percussion. I brought in Sebastian Rochford on drums, Jon Thorne on bass, and Sam Amidon to play a cast of stringed instruments. Over three weeks, I roved my way through these sessions, gathering performances. I slept under viaducts and ancient oak trees, and I woke to dewy, glistening pastures. I found the best cafés, and I swam in the sea. The sessions felt like discoveries—surprise after surprise—as the musicians and engineers coloured the tunes, each in their own way. With a full hard drive and heart, I returned to Manchester—to Tim Thomas—where we laid out the sessions like bolts of raw material and constructed the album. This is not just a renewal of my commitment to the craft of writing and record-making—it’s a vote of confidence and an investment in myself as an artist and authority over my vocation and life’s path.”
Long Wave Home Album Tracklist:
1. Adam
2. Now The Ash
3. Designer Citizen
4. Big Storm
5. Love Is Salvation
6. Caravan
7. Playground
8. Signal To Noise
9. Viv Over Drink
10. Long Wave Home
Pre-order the album here
Jesca Hoop UK Tour 2026
Tuesday 12 May – Edinburgh – Caves
Wednesday 13 May – Sheffield – Crookes Social Club
Thursday 14 May – Leeds – Brudenell Social Club
Friday 15 May – Birmingham – Hare & Hounds
Saturday 16 May – Liverpool – St Michael-in-the-Hamlet
Tuesday 19 May – Norwich – Norwich Arts Centre
Wednesday 20 May – Bristol – The Lantern
Thursday 21 May – Cardiff – The Gate
Friday 22 May – London – Union Chapel
Saturday 23 May – Cambridge – Storey’s Field Centre
Tickets are available here.
