Early in her career Birch moved to Los Angeles and set out to compose music for films but instead played piano at the
Beverly Hills Hotel and L'Orangerie. During this period
Prince heard her perform at the
Polo Lounge in 2006 and invited her to join him at his home for a music session with his band. Later, Birch moved to London, where she signed a publishing contract and wrote most of the songs that appeared on her debut album. In 2007, she moved to New York City after signing with
Steve Greenberg's
S-Curve Records. Birch's debut album,
Bible Belt, recorded in New York and New Orleans, was released in 2009 on S-Curve and received supportive reviews in
Rolling Stone,
Paper Magazine and the
Huffington Post. In 2009, Birch made a number of television appearances to promote her album
Bible Belt, including:
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,
Late Show with David Letterman,
Last Call with Carson Daly, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ''
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and the webcast, Live From Daryl's House'' Birch was interviewed on National Public Radio's
Weekend Edition Sunday on June 14, 2009, on which she performed several of her songs from
Bible Belt. Her song "Rise Up" was the
Starbucks iTunes Pick of the Week in October 2009 and her song "Valentino" appeared in the movie ''
Valentine's Day''. In 2010, Birch was the opening act for
Stevie Wonder at the "Hard Rock Calling Festival" in
Hyde Park and
Nîmes, France and
Nick Jonas and the Administration. In September, Birch released the single track "Gee Whiz It's Christmas" on
Amazon and iTunes. In December Birch released an EP titled
The Velveteen Age, on which she performs covers of songs she enjoyed while growing up. In 2013, she was featured in English
rapper Devlin's song "Rewind," singing a
chorus based on her original version from
Bible Belt. In addition to keyboards, Birch also plays guitar and the violin. Her second album,
Speak a Little Louder, was released on October 15, 2013, in the US and the UK. Birch released her first self-produced mini-album,
Nous on January 31, 2016. The EP was recorded in
Berlin, Germany. Her third album,
Flying on Abraham, was released on April 12, 2024, in the US. ==Discography==