English Rose

Description

English Rose is the long awaited debut album from Connie Constance. A poetic and sonically diverse body of work. In the current crop of new UK artists, 23 year old Connie stands alone, making indie rock-influenced, off-kilter soul with poetic narratives. The albums title track is a minimal reinterpretation of The Jams 1978 classic English Rose The album is Connies document on how she sees herself and her generation right now. Throughout the album she takes a microscope to society, asking questions about the people around her, as well as herself. Her unique perspective finds her making poetic observations over a soundtrack that takes in elements of jazz, rnb, indie and more. English Rose includes her recent single, the BBC Radio 1 favourite Fast Cars, as well as fan favourites Let Go and Yesterday. Connie co-wrote songs on the album with a diverse array of incredible talent, including Mura Masa, Kwesi Darko, Dave Okumu and Alfa Mist. English Rose also includes production from Jim Abbiss (Adele, Arctic Monkeys).