Don't lose HOPE

Click play on this video and then continue reading.  There's no better way to understand Hope as an artist  than to simply listen.


Hope is the audio form of the relaxation massage chairs at Sharper Image.  Her silky smooth vocals mix with the incredibly relaxing background music to allow you to just sit into the sound and forget about the outside world. 

Hope was born and raised mostly in New York(hence her song titled "Leave Me In New York by HOPE") but moved out to LA to pursue music more.  She slowly made a name for herself by spending hours and hours on the 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica or at the Venice Pier.  It might not be a glamorous way to start a career, but through that she's been able to get a ton of her first self produced albums in to the hands of southern Californians.  While she was out grinding the streets to get her music into peoples hands, she was also doing that online.  She has a HUGE Myspace and Youtube following.  Through all of the grassroots work she did eventually she ended up in the hands of Atlantic Records and is about to release her first titled album in the fall of this year.
 

I've known about Hope for several years now, and feel like she's an artist that fits in every situation.  Whether your taking a girl out on a picnic, or sitting by the fire on a rainy night, or just sitting outside on a beautiful summer day it seems to always fit.  Not that I really do any of those things, but I imagine that if I did I would always listen to her.  From her song "The Rain Dont Last Forever by HOPE" that is soft and slow to her newest single "LOVE LOVE LOVE by HOPE" which is more upbeat, she never ceases to have her music absolutely filled to the brim with sweetness.  I wish I could just wrap my arms around her music and give it a huge hug.

When it all comes down to it I think Hope may be one of my favorite artists and would not be surprised if she was with the likes of Colbie Caillat, and Angel Taylor within the next year.  With her already formed following, complete devotion and understanding of her own sound, and now a label to back her...She's gonna be unstoppable.

And just remember...You heard it here first!!!

Please check out her websites and support her bacause she is amazing.
Hope's Myspace
Twitter

-Kev