''Memories Are Now'' is the fourth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter

Jesca Hoop Jessica "Jesca" Ada Hoop (born April 21, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, who writes and performs in diverse musical styles. She has released six studio albums of her own, as well as live, acoustic and dual albums with other ...

. The album was released on February 10, 2017, through

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. It was produced by

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and features

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on harmonica.

Reception

''Memories Are Now'' received positive reviews from music critics upon release. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83 based on 14 reviews, indicating 'universal acclaim'. In a four-star review,

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writer Marcy Donelson claimed, "The whole record, in fact, is injected with a heavy dose of gumption and irreverence, a spirit that, deliberate or not, seems timely in the sociopolitical climate of early 2017."

Track listing

Personnel

*Jesca Hoop – vocals, guitar *

– backing vocals, bass, drums, guitar, producer *

– harmonica (track 5) *Greg Leisz – guitar, pedal steel (track 8) *

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– strings (track 6) ;Technical personnel *Eric Caudieux – engineer *Ian Sefchick – mastering *Greg Koller – mixing

References

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