In Tongues

In Tongues
Studio album by Ella Hooper
Released 20 November 2014 (2014-11-20)
Recorded 2011–14
Melbourne
Label Independent
Producer J. Skubiszewski
Singles from In Tongues
  1. ""Low High""
    Released: 25 November 2012
  2. ""Haxan""
    Released: 26 April 2013
  3. ""The Red Shoes""
    Released: 20 June 2014

In Tongues is the debut solo album from former Killing Heidi and The Verses singer, Ella Hooper. The album was delayed multiple times throughout 2013 and 2014 and eventually released via PledgeMusic on November 20, 2014.

Background and recording

Taken from official pledge page[1]

"...It was a quietly confronting and emotionally charged decision to take a break from working with my brother Jess, as I’ve collaborated with him on 99% of my musical adventures since I was a child. Working with him was really the only job/passion/pattern I’d known since I was 13.

...With blocks shifting and longing lifting me into a creative space again, I wrote nightly, furiously, on my beaten up parlour guitar and sang constantly into my IPhone as I walked down the street, garnering a few weird looks along the way I’m sure.

...Jan (Skubiszewski) and I had known each other for years, moved in the same circles and always talked about working together, ‘one day’. In an insanely fruitful (and free, thanks Jan..) trial day we turned one of my acoustic ballads into a synth heavy, programmed drum backed, slightly Twin Peaks flavoured moody-pop piece, and I knew I’d found the right key collaborator for In Tongues. I began travelling daily to Jan’s little but light filled top of shop loft on Smith St (Melbourne). Close enough to N.Lee bakery to get fed, close enough to the Union to get watered"

PledgeMusic

The album was released through PledgeMusic, and eight 7 items were put up for sale. Other items for sale included a physical CD copy of the album, a tea towel hemmed by Ella's grandmother, tote bag, T-shirt, Handmade T-shirts and a Vinyl copy of the album[2]

Track listing

In Tongues
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "In Tongues"  
J. Skubiszewski 3:01
2. "Low High"  
  • E. Hooper
  • J. Skewbiszewski
J. Skewbiszewski 3:31
3. "HÄXAN"  
  • E. Hooper
  • J. Skewbiszewski
J. Skewbiszewski 4:21
4. "Wild Stallionz"  
  • E. Hooper
  • J. Skewbiszewski
J. Skewbiszewski 3:45
5. "The Red Shoes"  
  • E. Hooper
  • J. Skewbiszewski
J. Skewbiszewski 3:32
6. "Everything Was A Sign"  
  • E. Hooper
J. Skewbiszewski 4:23
7. "Dead Stars"  
  • E. Hooper
  • J. Skewbiszewski
J. Skewbiszewski 3:46
8. "Diamond Like"  
  • E. Hooper
  • J. Skewbiszewski
J. Skewbiszewski 4:32
9. "Love Is Hard To Kill"  
  • E. Hooper
  • J. Skewbiszewski
J. Skewbiszewski 3:26
10. "Last Rites"  
  • E. Hooper
  • Jesse Hooper
J. Skewbiszewski 3:53

Singles

"Low High" was released at the end of 2012 as the lead single for the album, and re-released in April 2014. "Haxan" was released in April 2013 and "The Red Shoes" in June 2014 as the third single. All failed to reach the ARIA Charts, however "Low High" did receive some airplay after its re-release.

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position[3]
ARIA Digital albums 48
ARIA Hitseekers albums 3

References

  1. ↑ Ella Hooper Pledgemusic. Retrieved 2014-12-25
  2. ↑ Ella Hooper Exclusives. Retrieved 2014-12-25
  3. ↑ "The ARIA Report – 1 December 2014" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 2014-12-26.
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