Daptone Records is proud to release Look Closer, the debut album by Saun & Starr, in May 2015. While the group's name may not be immediately familiar, Starr Duncan-Lowe and Saundra Williams' distinctive voices have been featured as the background vocals for Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings both on stage and on record. Finally, the duo has prepared to step forward into the limelight.

Though they grew up mere blocks from one another in New York's South Bronx, singing in local church choirs and in plays since a young age, the pair didn't meet until an open mic night in 1986. Bound by a mutual respect for each other's talent and a shared taste for soul music, Saun & Starr formed what would be a lasting friendship.

It would be a while before their first outing as a duo. In the meantime, both ladies separately pursued their own respective singing careers. Around that time, both singers – each unaware of the other's efforts – auditioned for a wedding band feat. Sharon Jones. The chemistry between these three women was instant and undeniable, and Saun and Starr were both selected to sing lead alongside Sharon, performing as a trio under the name The Good 'N' Plenty Girls for much of the 1990s. Over the next several years, each would leave the wedding band in their own time. Sharon would hook up with Desco and then Daptone Records to launch her well-documented solo career, Starr was enjoying touring with the gospel groups Glory Gospel Singers and Sister Act, and Saun was working steadily with dozens of other bands throughout NYC. In 1999, Saundra released Bless The Day, her solo full-length debut.