Memories Are Now

Memories Are Now is the fourth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Jesca Hoop. The album was released on February 10, 2017, through Sub Pop.^[2] It was produced by Blake Mills and features Fiona Apple on harmonica.^[3]

Memories Are Now
Studio album by Jesca Hoop
Released	February 10, 2017 (2017-02-10)
Genre	Singer-songwriter, indie folk[1]
Length	37:32
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	Blake Mills
Jesca Hoop chronology
Love Letter for Fire (2016) Memories Are Now (2017)

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	83/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]

Memories Are Now received positive reviews from music critics upon release. At Metacritic, 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'.^[4]

In a four-star review, AllMusic 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."^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Memories Are Now"	4:23
2.	"The Lost Sky"	3:51
3.	"Animal Kingdom Chaotic"	3:45
4.	"Simon Says"	3:19
5.	"Cut Connection" (featuring Fiona Apple)	3:45
6.	"Songs of Old"	4:43
7.	"Unsaid"	4:16
8.	"Pegasi"	3:34
9.	"The Coming"	5:56

Personnel

• Jesca Hoop – vocals, guitar
• Blake Mills – backing vocals, bass, drums, guitar, producer
• Fiona Apple – harmonica (track 5)
• Greg Leisz – guitar, pedal steel (track 8)
• Rob Moose – strings (track 6)

Technical personnel

• Eric Caudieux – engineer
• Ian Sefchick – mastering
• Greg Koller – mixing