Call it a case of honest irony — Palehound‘s Ellen Kempner has built her songwriting notoriety on the exact thing she cites as one of her most notable “bad habits.” “I have a bad habit of writing really vulnerable music,” she tells Vanyaland, reflecting on the often visceral nature of her lyricism. The tendency to share diary-level-details has always been there for Kempner, providing a subdued but exceptional spark to Palehound’s first two records, Dry Food and A Place I’ll … Continue reading How Ellen Kempner’s ‘bad habit’ helped deliver the best Palehound album (so far)