The Aquarian Review

Daphne Parker Powell, The Starter Wife. There’s at least as much “blood on the tracks” here as on Bob Dylan’s album of that name. Singer/songwriter Daphne Parker Powell, who is based in Connecticut and New Orleans, went through a difficult divorce prior to putting together The Starter Wife and says the folk-based album is “my honest look at abandonment, codependency, and grief.”

That suggests you’re in for a depressing listen, as do such song titles as “Something Like Heartache,” “Ghosting,” and “Enough to Kill.” In fact, though, Powell’s lyrics exude not just pain and suffering but also resilience and determination. Moreover, her voice is powerful, and so are the elegant piano and classical-influenced string arrangements that accompany it here. Powell has used a harrowing experience to craft a thing of beauty.

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