Description
Quintessential English Rose produces wonderfully quirky and immediately catchy second album.
Receiving fantastic reviews throughout the UK, critics have praised her bold progression on an album that encompasses tudor madrigals, celtic folk, country and jazzy pop.
Butterfly Song
Show me what you’re made of
Hear the Blackbird
Wash away the ashes
Breathing
Bad Dream
Today
Bonds are broken
All for nothing
January Day
Sunlight on my Soul
Rob Hughes (verified owner) –
Stephanie Kirkham rings sweet and vulnerable on the self-released folk of Sunlight On My soul (SLK). Backlit by spare piano and strings, her voice is soft but robust, bringing to mind Erin McKeown in all her finery.
Uncut Magazine
Adrian Thrills (verified owner) –
Watch out for Stephanie Kirkham, a Preston singer who was left without a record deal after the collapse of Hut, the label that issued her excellent debut album, That Girl three years ago.
Rather than lick her wounds, Kirkham has bounced back with a home-produced effort which blends the kookiness of Kate Bush with the jazzy-pop of Katie Melua. Sunlight On My Soul is a joyous collection which skips breezily between jazz and folky madrigals.
Daily Mail
Q Magazine (verified owner) –
Three years ago, Stephanie Kirkham was the recipient of a five album deal with Hut Records(once home to The Verve and Placebo) and her debut release, "That Girl," was drawing comparisons with Kate Bush. Six months later, Hut folded and the singer was cast adrift. While the title of this homegrown second album is ostensibly positive, Kirkham is ultimately a fragile creature whose delicate manner sounds like she would be happier singing these fluttering folk songs to herself rather than a discernible audience.
rob farrow (verified owner) –
great album full of brilliant songs sung with a distrinctive english style less ‘produced ‘ than her first album ( which was excellent ) i like this one more