The fourth album from Brooklyn band Palehound (palehound) finds El Kempner exposing their most tender emotions while embracing them. Read violet_by_hole’s review of 'Eye on the Bat' here:
, draws to a close. This profound denial comes amidst the wreckage of a multi-year relationship, in a scene bathed in the watercolor reflections of 4th of July fireworks. Kempner is closing their eyes to both the future and the past, refusing to let themselves think about how life with this partner could have been and pushing aside any idea of what their life will be like now.
For their fourth album, Kempner snuck off to the Catskills to record with Sam Owens at Flying Cloud Recordings. Flying Cloud . In much the same way thatbroke Big Thief open, letting them exhale and reexamine their artistry on a fundamental level,signals that a similar transformation has taken place for Palehound. We see Kempner at their most open, no longer using the poeticism of their songwriting as a gilded mask to obfuscate the mess inside.
“Good Sex,” the album opener, plays out less like a song and more like a story a close friend might tell you as the two of you catch up over dinner. It’s a tale of well-meaning plans being foiled by circumstances. Kempner wore a corset for their partner’s birthday, only for their partner to spend the evening fielding calls from family and friends. It’s funny, sad and stark in its revealing nature, with Kempner leaning into their disappointment but never losing any wisdom.
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