“The collaborative album by Jay Som’s Melina Duterte and Palehound’s Ellen Kempner tells compelling and rarely heard stories, but doesn’t reach the same highs as their respective solo work.”
“Bachelor is the new project of close friends Jay Som (Melina Duterte) and Palehound (Ellen Kempner). The duo rented out an Airbnb in Topanga last January pre-Covid so they could watch TV marathons together, but also to write and record Doomin Sun’ , Bachelor’s debut album. The songs’ imagery combines fears of climate change, nighttime reverie in ‘Aurora’ and infectious joy emanating from their bon”
