Palehound were about to play a string of sold-out shows when the pandemic struck. The band, the project of lead songwriter and guitarist El Kempner, had to turn the van around. The tour was canceled.
Thousands of miles from their homes in Brooklyn, they began the 45-hour drive east taking in the shuttered-up service stations and closed motels. It was also around this time that Kempner’s relationship began to fray. Suddenly, the pair were launched into a global lockdown together which only further unravelled the close-knit bond.
