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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, hard hitting poetry of her

lyrics.” -JonathanWidran

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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, hard hitting 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, hard hitting poetry of her

lyrics.” -JonathanWidran