Palehound: CMJ 2015, NPR MUSIC FRONT ROW

Finding a songwriting voice takes time and then there s the process of pinpointing the best way to send that voice hurtling through speakers. Palehound s Ellen Kempner has long had the words: scathing and evocative, certain even when swimming in an ocean of doubt. And with every live show, she s finding surer and surer footing as the central force in a band that marries rock muscle to bedroom folk s wiry vulnerability. At an NPR Music showcase recorded live at New York City s (Le) Poisson Rouge in the fa