Domino Kirke Pays Tribute to Bonus Parents with 'Stepchild', Reflects on Pregnancy: 'I Wear the Feeling of Twins' (Exclusive)
Domino Kirke is paying tribute to the beautiful ways families take shape.
With her latest single "Stepchild," the singer/songwriter and doula — who is currently expecting twins with Penn Badgley, with whom she also shares a son, and is also mom to son Cassius from a previous relationship — pens a "love letter" to her husband, 38, and to all of the bonus parents that take on these roles.
"I think there's a lot of stigma around a stepparent," says Kirke, 41, over Zoom from Brooklyn, N.Y. "I do feel like it's a common enough story in the families I work with where there's blending."
"You caught us on the flip side / Somersaulted into our space / We sat you at the head of our table / But all I could do was eat your face," Kirke croons on the track.
Domino Kirke to Release Album Inspired by Motherhood: ‘Parenting Is the Highest Art Form’ The musician and doula leads LP The Most Familiar Star with "It's Not There" featuring Angel Olsen
As a doula, Domino Kirke is consistently inspired by the beauty of motherhood and for her upcoming sophomore album, parenting played an influential part. The Most Familiar Star will arrive on April 18, Rolling Stone can exclusively announce. Kirke also shared the video for its lead single, “It’s Not There,” with Angel Olsen.
