[Cover photo credit to Céline Polart]

Captured live during an opening set for Adrianne Lenker of Big Thief, Palehound’s upcoming album Live at First Congregational Church, is due out August 16th, 2024 on Polyvinyl Record Co.

The album highlights songwriter El Kempner’s role as a storyteller as well as a musician. Recorded by Andrew Sarlo live on Dec 11, 2021 at First Congregational Church in Los Angeles, the album features songs that would later appear on Palehound’s album Eye On The Bat, as well as classic songs like the title track to 2015’s Dry Food as well as “Aaron,” from 2019’s Black Friday.

The single “Fadin’” (Live at First Congregational Church), is out now, a song that appeared on their 2023 album Eye On The Bat.

As well as receiving plenty of critical attention for Eye on the Bat, Kempner has also been dubbed one of Rolling Stone’s “250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”. They have shared stages with boygenius, Jimmy Eat World, Jason Isbell, Tomberlin, Lucy Dacus, Mitski and Big Thief.