http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6218001&rws=%2Fmartha-wainwright%2Fmusic-videos.rssMartha Wainwright is the daughter of singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III and folk singer Kate McGarrigle, whose turbulent family and eventual divorce was exposed to the world in songs like "Pretty Little Martha" and "Father-Daughter Dialogue." In 2002 at the age 25, after abandoning her pursuit of a career in the theater, Martha released her first EP <I>Factory</I> having honed her vocal technique as a backup singer on tour with brother Rufus. In February 2005, she released a second EP closely followed by her impressive full-length debut <I>Martha Wainwright</I>, a confessional album filled with shimmering songs of loneliness and grit. Comparisons to her father's work are unavoidable. "There's no argument that it sounds like one of [my father's] songs," says Wainwright about the title track of her February 2005 EP <I>Bloody Mother F*cking *ssh*l*</I>. "Subconsciously it might be me trying to get his attention or gain his respect. That's what the song's about. So why not use his medium?" - Neil WestAdult Alternativeen720Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:46:16 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6218001&rws=%2Fmartha-wainwright%2Fmusic-videos.rss Martha Wainwright is the daughter of singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III and folk singer Kate McGarrigle, whose turbulent family and eventual divorce was exposed to the world in songs like "Pretty Little Martha" and "Father-Daughter Dialogue." In 2002 at the age 25, after abandoning her pursuit of a career in the theater, Martha released her first EP <I>Factory</I> having honed her vocal technique as a backup singer on tour with brother Rufus. In February 2005, she released a second EP closely followed by her impressive full-length debut <I>Martha Wainwright</I>, a confessional album filled with shimmering songs of loneliness and grit. Comparisons to her father's work are unavoidable. "There's no argument that it sounds like one of [my father's] songs," says Wainwright about the title track of her February 2005 EP <I>Bloody Mother F*cking *ssh*l*</I>. "Subconsciously it might be me trying to get his attention or gain his respect. That's what the song's about. So why not use his medium?" - Neil West