MIXTAPE
TENCI
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The Hook mixtape is compiled through a series of music related questions. Each artist who fills it out can answer as many or as few of the questions as they wish, and elaborate on their choices, or let them speak for themselves.
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Band
Tenci
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Members
Jess Shoman (vocals), Curt Oren (saxophone, flute, guitar), Isabel Reidy (bass), Joseph Farago (drums)
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Location
Chicago
FYI
Tenci was originally conceived as a solo project by Jess Shoman. The name was inspired by her grandmother, Hortencia, an early musical influence.
Press Clippings
'It quietly eludes convention and expectation, creating its own hermetic world. At times the music’s minimalism recalls the hush of the Velvet Underground’s self-titled album, and at others it gives a small-scale approximation of post-rock.' Pitchfork
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The last piece of music you paid for (streaming doesn’t count)
Jess: Moses Sumney - Grae
Joseph: Moontype - The great ohio/not that easy single
Curt: Camp Counselor - Scabs
Izzy: Amanda Glasser - Caelesti Radio
Your favourite place to listen to music
Jess: On the bus
Curt: Driving through a mountain
Izzy: the damn GYM
A song which reminds you of your childhood
Jess: Killing Me Softly - Fugees
Joseph: Doesn’t Really Matter - Janet Jackson
Curt: One Headlight - The Wallflowers
Izzy: The Way - Fastball
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Your go-to karaoke song
Jess: I Fall to Pieces - Patsy Cline
Joseph: Not Ready to Make Nice - Dixie Chicks
Curt: In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel
Izzy: If It Makes You Happy - Sheryl Crow
A song which gets you in the mood (for dancing)
Jess: Joan Soriano - "Que pasara mañana"
Joseph: Work - Rihanna
Curt: The Greatest - We Are KING
Izzy: Water Me Down- Vagabon
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A song which gets you in the mood (for romancing)
Jess: Take me - Karen Dalton
Joseph: Only Skin - Joanna Newsom
Curt: Julie Byrne - Prism Song
Izzy: Something About What Happens When We Talk - Lucinda Williams
The soundtrack to your last holiday
Jess: You Don’t Know How Glad I Am - Nancy Wilson
Joseph: Money Machine - 100 gecs
Curt: The Holy Life That’s Coming - Chris Weisman
Izzy: You Said - Young Thug
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A song which has changed your mind
Jess: Please Don’t Bury Me - John Prine
Curt: Existence in the Unfurling - Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
Joseph: Bloom by Great Grandpa
Izzy: stupid horse - 100 gecs
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A song which makes you cry
Jess: Death With Dignity - Sufjan Stevens
Joseph: I Know - Fiona Apple
Curt: Good Company - Nora Petran
Izzy: Wave of History - Downtown Boys
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A song which gives you goosebumps
Jess: Acrobat - Angel Olsen
Joseph: ​Emerald River Dance - Judee Sill
Curt: Not - Big Thief
Izzy: Black Lake - Purrer
A song which makes you feel empowered
Jess: ​Miracles - Johnnie Frierson
Joseph: Satisfaction Guaranteed - Junglepussy
Curt: Killing In the Name Of - Rage Against the Machine
Izzy: I Think of Demons - Roky Erickson
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An artist you regret never having seen live
Jess: Nina Simone
Joseph: Kate Bush
Curt: Jimi Hendrix
Izzy: Tom Petty
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An artist you hope to see live soon
Jess: Choir Boy
Curt: Haley Heynderickx
Izzy: Gillian Welch
A gig you’ll never forget
Jess: Aldous Harding at empty bottle
​Joseph: Young thug on my birthday
Curt: Diners around a campfire
Izzy: Any time I've ever seen Jonathan Richman
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An album you know by heart
Jess: Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
Joseph: Bitte Orca - Dirty Projectors
Curt: Rise Above - Dirty Projectors
Izzy: Dancing is Depressing - Attic Abasement
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A cover which is better than the original
Jess: Clay Pigeons - John Prine
​Joseph: Crush by Jai Paul
Curt: Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm
Izzy: Both Sides Now - Claudine Longet
A song you first heard on a film soundtrack
Jess: ​Cucurrucucu Paloma - Caetano Veloso
Curt: Staralfur - Sigur Ros
Joseph: Aao Twist Karein - Manna Dey
Izzy: Modern Love - David Bowie
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A song you love in a foreign language
​Jess: Tonada Del Cabestrero - Simón Díaz
Joseph: Family Party - Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
Curt: Guapa - Juan Wauters
Izzy: Nena - Miguel Bose
An instrumental song you love
​Jess: Tezeta - Mulatu Astatke
Curt: Single Petal of a Rose - Duke Ellington
Izzy: Bomberman 2 Wiggy - The Advantage
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A song which gets stuck in your head
​Jess: I Couldn’t Say it to Your Face - Arthur Russell
Joseph: Angel - Yowler
Curt: Climax - Usher
Izzy: Making Plans for Nigel - XTC
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A recent musical discovery
Jess: Stina Nordenstam
Joseph: Land of Talk
Curt: Briana Marela
Izzy: Gino Washington
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