After joining forces with Jay Som’s Melina Duterte and forming Bachelor, Kempner found themselves in a creative spark. When they released Black Friday in 2019, the record’s momentum was cut short by COVID and a planned headlining tour was scrapped. Palehound has been an important fixture in rock ‘n’ roll since Kempner put out their lo-fi, bedroom-alternative debut Dry Food in 2015. Built from the ashes of a COVID-induced isolation, Kempner was forced to reckon with their own immediate world in ways that have never been so intimate and vulnerable. From lead single “The Clutch” to album cut “U Want It U Got It,” the album takes varied avenues towards one destination of catharsis. The work, a 10-track, shape-shifting collection of angst, reflection and humility, is Kempner at their very best. That’s all about to change this week, as the New York project-the brainchild of singer/songwriter El Kempner-is releasing Eye on the Bat. It’s been four years since Palehound last put out a record.
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