Palehound - Audiotree Live

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1.	Healthier Folk 03:39 video	buy track
2.	Molly 02:57	buy track
3.	Psycho Speak 03:04	buy track
4.	Dry Food 04:45	buy track
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6.	Dixie 03:36	buy track

about

Palehound is the songwriting project of Ellen Kempner, who began releasing solo material under the name in 2013. She formed a touring band in the fall of that year, and released a 7″ through Exploding in Sound Records a few months later. Kempner has been lauded for clever, introspective lyricism which sits at the forefront of the band’s official debut, “Dry Food.” Nearly every note on the release was played by Kempner herself, and her personal touch lives in all eight tracks. “Dry Food” is barely half an hour, which is not for lack of material, but is a reflection of Kempner’s skillful songwriting. She doesn’t waste a single measure, dishing out somber, poignant declarations with a simple clarity of thought.

Kempner studied jazz and classical guitar at Sarah Lawrence and the influence finds its way into the core of Palehound’s style. Kempner’s guitar work is colorful, tactile, and frenetic. She noodles over hazy melodies, climbs scales, and bounces between expressive chord progressions with so much ease that it exists as an extension of herself. The way in which Kempner delivers powerful guitar work as a complement to her dark, flowering voice is where Palehound truly shines. At times she’s all-out shredding, showing her command over the fretboard while adding an uplifting edge to the track. She combines this with a booming rhythm section and creative song construction to create bedroom pop in its most refined form.

Watch the three-piece perform tracks from their debut on Audiotree Live.

Band Members

Ellen Kempner – Guitar

Jesse Weiss – Drums

Dave Khoshtinat – Bass

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released December 10, 2015

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Palehound Yonkers, New York

www.palehound.com

palehound.com

shows

Nov 11

The Athenaeum Theatre

Columbus, OH
Nov 13

Club Café

Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 14

The Haunt

Ithaca, NY
Nov 15

Gateway City Arts

Holyoke, MA

discography

Your Boyfriend's Gun

Oct 2019
Black Friday

Jun 2019
YMCA Pool

Jan 2018
A Place I'll Always Go

Jun 2017
Dry Food

Aug 2015
Bent Nail EP

Oct 2013
Kitchen 7"

Feb 2014
Palehound - Audiotree Live

Dec 2015

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