Ellen Kempner

Ellen Kempner (born June 10, 1994), is the daughter of Janet and Jim Kempner. Together with a younger sister, she grew up in Westport, Connecticut, where she attended the Staples High School. She developed an interest in playing music at an early age and had guitar lessons from her father. In high school she formed the band Cheerleader together with the drummer Max Kupperberg. During high school, Kempner recorded demos in Garageband, which were later heard by Dan Goldin, the co-founder of Exploding in Sound.
In 2012 she moved to New York City, where she attended Sarah Lawrence College and studied music. There she recorded the six track EP Bent Nail with Carlos Hernandez and Julian Fader of Ava Luna. Her debut as Palehound was through the digital release of the song "Pet Carrot" in August 2013. The EP received a physical release through Exploding in Sound Records in October 2013. She late…