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11 November 2026 – Palehound Announce You Sing Like You're Joking and Return With Natural Disasters
By Editorial Team - November 11, 2026
Summary
El Kempner's indie-rock project Palehound announce fifth album You Sing Like You're Joking via Polyvinyl, sharing single Natural Disasters with video by Rachel Brown.
Key Facts
- Palehound announce fifth LP 'You Sing Like You're Joking', releasing February 5, 2027 via Polyvinyl.
- The 9-track record was co-produced by El Kempner, Katie Von Schleicher, and Julian Fader with guest Nick Hakim.
- Lead single 'Natural Disasters' features a music video directed by Rachel Brown of Water From Your Eyes.
- Entities: Palehound, El Kempner, You Sing Like You're Joking, Natural Disasters, Polyvinyl, Katie Von Schleicher, Julian Fader, Ava Luna, Nick Hakim, Rachel Brown, Water From Your Eyes
- Tags: palehound, el-kempner, you-sing-like-youre-joking, natural-disasters, polyvinyl-records, katie-von-schleicher, nick-hakim, water-from-your-eyes
American indie-rock project Palehound have announced their fifth studio album, You Sing Like You're Joking, scheduled for release on February 5, 2027 through Polyvinyl Record Co. The announcement accompanies lead single Natural Disasters, marking Palehound's first full-length project since 2023's widely praised Eye on the Bat.
Steered by songwriter and guitarist El Kempner, Palehound have earned acclaim for razor-sharp, emotionally candid lyricism, dynamic guitar interplay and an uncanny ability to navigate complex grief and intimacy without sacrificing humour or hooky immediacy. The upcoming nine-song record was co-produced by Kempner alongside Katie Von Schleicher and Julian Fader of Ava Luna, with guest contributions from acclaimed songwriter Nick Hakim.
Natural Disasters arrives with an evocative music video directed by Rachel Brown of Water From Your Eyes. The visual narrative examines friendship, devotion and the uneasy friction between treasured personal memories and collective social precarity. Stark imagery of gas masks and abandoned structures contrasts against quiet interpersonal affection, mirroring the song's tension between tenderness and crisis.
The album's tracklist encompasses Incisions, Hourglass, The Midwest, Patio, Natural Disasters, Target, Color, Sum of Our Days and Sleep Through Anything. Palehound's return represents a major event for fans of guitar-forward American songwriting. Apparently the hardest part of writing about modern anxiety is finding imagery sufficiently alarming to compete with morning push notifications. Find similar releases in our indie rock hub and browse our daily news archive.