Dry Food
Palehound- Molly
- Healthier Folk
- Easy
- Cinnamon
- Dry Food
- Dixie
- Cushioned Caging
- Sea Konk
The eight songs that make up 'Dry Food', which Kempner wrote from 2013 to 2014 and recorded with Gabe Wax (Wye Oak, Speedy Ortiz) last summer, are wry and confessional, full of unexpected twists and turns. Kempner's whispery alto gives the album a raw, confessional feel, even on louder tracks like the crashing, reverb-augmented 'Cushioned Caging.' That's partially because 'Dry Food' is a snapshot of a time in Kempner's life defined by instability and shifting, leaving Sarah Lawrence before
her eventual move to Boston. Despite the underlying factors, though, 'Dry Food' is confident and cohesive, full of sophisticated songwriting and guitar playing. Kempner cites Elliott Smith and Kim Deal, as well as Angel Olsen and her childhood musical hero Avril Lavigne, as songwriting influences. While 'Dry Food' chronicles a particularly rough patch in Kempner's life, it does so with verve and grit, not to mention sterling musicianship and wry lyrics. 'Dry Food' is a flag-plant by a young
woman with a lot on her mind and talent to burn. For fans of Speedy Ortiz, Pavement, Courtney Barnett etc.