“Jesca Hoop’s music is like a 4 sided coin. She is an old soul, like a black pearl, a good witch, or a red moon. Her music is like going swimming in a lake at night” – Tom Waits

You know, I don’t really know what that exactly means, but that doesn’t stop me from listening to her music. If she has the endorsement of Tom Waits, then there must be something good there. I saw her earlier this summer opening for the Polyphonic Spree in Boston (which was amazing). I came in about half way through her show, but I wish I had arrived earlier. There’s something different about her that sets her apart from her contemporaries like Regina Spektor, Feist, and Emily Haines.

“To me it is about fostering the imagination…invention and making a life of one’s own. It’s very heart-centered music, and at the same time, there is something very playful and sensual about what I do. I try my best to give something away–to create something that someone can actually make use of, so that within that creation they can drive their own story.”

One of the songs she played “Intelligentactile 101″tells the story of a baby floating around before it’s born gathering together all of its body parts and getting ready to travel to earth. It’s a little out there, but it’s a damn catchy song. I highly recommend it. Her album Kismet comes out September 18th.

Check out her website
or MySpace to hear more songs

Jesca Hoop – Intelligentactile 101

I’m not even going to apologize this time. I always think I’m going to do better, but something always comes up, and I don’t post. Like this time I can say I was in Seattle for two weeks, which is true, and that I’ll get more posts up this week, but at this point I’d be foolish to think something else won’t come up this week. If I were breaking up with you, these first sentences would work perfectly when explaining why I can’t keep the site up anymore, but fortunately that’s not happening. In fact, this is a renewal of our vows. Ladies and Gentlemen, if you are weird and stand while you are on your computer, please take a moment to sit down, as this news is surely going to blow you off your feet. Indiemuse.com is going to get a makeover. In several ways. Starting today, I am happy to announce that my good friend, Dave Nyman, who you may know from the blog Just-pretend.blogspot.com, is joining Indiemuse.com. If we are lucky, several more writers will join our team, as well. Dave is extremely knowledgeable about today’s best music, and is a quite talented musician himself. We are both very lucky to have him.

So this is how this is going to work—I’m still going to be posting, and will still try my very best to share with you the music I’m loving, but in addition, you will now be graced with Dave’s musical taste. And if our other friends decide they would like to join us, we are possibly looking at a new post everyday.

One thing that will not change is our mission. All we are trying to do is find other fans who appreciate the same music as we do, and help spread the good word. I want to thank all of you for your support, even through my hiatus. Be expecting a post from Dave soon, and remember, I will not be offended at all if you get us confused, as he is bound to make great discoveries that I would love to take credit for.

Oh yes, and by any chance are you, or someone you know, a graphic designer who would be kind enough to help us out with the banner for the site? We are thinking we might change things up a little bit in terms of the display, and I am horrible with Photoshop. Just awful. We are looking to have a cool Indie Muse graphic logo, maybe something revolving around music. If you could help us, we would be forever grateful, and will link to your site and give major props.

Song of the Day

Elliott Smith – New Moon:

Elliott Smith – New Monkey