The Starter Wife (CD
For her sixth album, The Starter Wife (Pleasure Loves Company), singer-songwriter Daphne Parker Powell (fka Daphne Lee Martin) swan dives into a maelstrom of divorce and rises from the wreckage weary, wiser, and ready to take herself a whole lot less seriously. This is cinema verite in song, boldly exploring the disposability of forever after. The Starter Wife’s intimate and elegant production aesthetic recalls Joni Mitchell’s early-to-mid 1970s album streak.
NPR All Songs Considered Best Albums of 2022
“Lovely, imaginative, and revelatory Americana songwriting”-KBUT
“Daphne is that glorious artist who embodies the true spirit of indie music making. She dares us to focus on the blend of hushed beauty and raw power of her voice, and the literate, hardhitting poetry of her lyrics.” -JonathanWidran
For her sixth album, The Starter Wife (Pleasure Loves Company), singer-songwriter Daphne Parker Powell (fka Daphne Lee Martin) swan dives into a maelstrom of divorce and rises from the wreckage weary, wiser, and ready to take herself a whole lot less seriously. This is cinema verite in song, boldly exploring the disposability of forever after. The Starter Wife’s intimate and elegant production aesthetic recalls Joni Mitchell’s early-to-mid 1970s album streak.
NPR All Songs Considered Best Albums of 2022
“Lovely, imaginative, and revelatory Americana songwriting”-KBUT
“Daphne is that glorious artist who embodies the true spirit of indie music making. She dares us to focus on the blend of hushed beauty and raw power of her voice, and the literate, hardhitting poetry of her lyrics.” -JonathanWidran
For her sixth album, The Starter Wife (Pleasure Loves Company), singer-songwriter Daphne Parker Powell (fka Daphne Lee Martin) swan dives into a maelstrom of divorce and rises from the wreckage weary, wiser, and ready to take herself a whole lot less seriously. This is cinema verite in song, boldly exploring the disposability of forever after. The Starter Wife’s intimate and elegant production aesthetic recalls Joni Mitchell’s early-to-mid 1970s album streak.
NPR All Songs Considered Best Albums of 2022
“Lovely, imaginative, and revelatory Americana songwriting”-KBUT
“Daphne is that glorious artist who embodies the true spirit of indie music making. She dares us to focus on the blend of hushed beauty and raw power of her voice, and the literate, hardhitting poetry of her lyrics.” -JonathanWidran