\"Her brand of bluesy country deserves comparisons to Shawn Colvin\" - Jeff Jenkins, Music Australia Guide. Likened to Scottish performer and songwriter KT Tunstall, ‘Performing Songwriter Magazine’ notes \"the distinctive vocal stylings and songwriting dexterity of Australian Jo Kelly Stephenson set her apart ... I See Flowers [You See Cars] heralds the arrival of someone with the potential to blaze a trail far beyond home territory.\" - 2008 July/August edition, DIY Top 12 Pick Jo Kelly Stephenson, from Melbourne, Australia, has turned the countryside into a concoction of roots and wild flowers with a down home collection of groove based songs. You’ll be sliding through the mud of a swampy river bed in ‘Deep End’ through to losing yourself in the pleasure of riding that wave in ‘Out At Sea’, the last track on the album. Lap steel, banjo, mandolin, individual vocal sound and harmonies, all combine to produce an eclectic mix with broad appeal. Already with multiple songwriting awards under her belt, this young singer and multi-instrumentalist recently took out the People’s Choice award for ‘Alt. Country Album of the Year’ in the 2008 US Independent Music Awards. Previously, the album was selected as one of four finalists by a panel of distinguished judges. Contest judges included Suzanne Vega, Wynonna Judd, Ray Davis from The Kinks and many more. She also collected one of the Major prizes in this year\'s \'ASA 28th Annual Australian Songwriting Competition\', Australia\'s largest song contest. From legendary Australian band Spectrum, Mike Rudd, well-known for his blues harp, plays on ‘I See Flowers, You See Cars’ along with Bill Putt and Peter ‘Robbo’ Robertson.