Esmé Patterson is an American singer‑songwriter originally from Boulder and Denver, Colorado, now based in Nashville, Tennessee �. She first rose to prominence as a founding member of the indie‑folk band Paper Bird, before leaving the group in 2014 to pursue her solo career �. en.wikipedia.org +15 en.wikipedia.org +6 Her debut solo album, All Princes, I (2012), showcased her heartfelt, orchestral folk‑pop style and earned critical praise �. Building on that success, she released Woman to Woman (2015), a bold concept album featuring songs from the perspectives of female characters mentioned in classic “male‑gaze” pop songs—a feminist and creative statement that garnered attention from The Guardian, Vice, and others �. en.wikipedia.org +5 en.wikipedia.org +3