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Connie Constance is an English singer/songwriter whose output doesn't adhere to one genre and has the disparate comparisons -- to the likes of
Lily Allen,
King Krule, and
Hiatus Kaiyote -- to prove it. She released her early 2015-2016 recordings on Black Acre, a label that enabled her to develop her hybrid of contemporary indie pop and soul-rooted alternative R&B. She made her 2019 full-length debut on Universal subsidiary AMF with
English Rose, and since then has established her own label, Jump the Fence, with EPs such as the 2021 offering Prim & Propa.
A native of Watford, Hertfordshire,
Connie Constance (born Constance Power) studied ballet and musical theater before she concentrated on music. Although she absorbed a great variety of music as a youngster and during her teen years was drawn most to indie bands ranging from
the Stone Roses to
Arctic Monkeys, she felt predestined as a woman of color to make commercial R&B. Unfulfilled after writing tens of songs conforming to a specific genre,
Connie resolved to make music that more accurately reflected herself and defied simple classification. She found a home at Black Acre (slogan: "Genre? There is no genre"), the outlet for the three-song In the Grass EP and the single "Answer," both of which were recorded with label mate
Blue Daisy and released in 2015.
Connie then struck a deal with Universal boutique division AMF. During the next two years, she took small steps toward her first album with an array of singles epitomized by "Let Go," a collaboration with
Ben Baptie and
Alfa Mist. The ballad was later among the highlights of
English Rose,
Connie's full-length debut. The March 2019 release included additional input from the likes of
Jim Abbiss, Luke Gomm, and
Dave Okumu, and led with the title track, a
Jam cover. Connie then went independent and in 2020 launched Jump the Fence with a batch of singles and The Butterfly Club, a five-track EP. Prim & Propa, another EP, followed in 2021. ~ Andy Kellman