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- Summary: This is the debut full-length release for Boston singer-guitarist Ellen Kempner.
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- Record Label: Exploding in Sound
- Genre(s): Rock, Pop/Rock
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| Plopped on a hinge, screwed in tight Rusted and boney, for you, at night But I'm over it, over it Oh I'm over it Bought me a pet, to compromise To... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 9 out of 11
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Mixed: 2 out of 11
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Negative: 0 out of 11
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UncutMar 22, 2016Kempner's raw honesty encompasses the droll as well as the despairing. [May 2016, p.78]
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Feb 26, 2016There are elements of anti-folk here, too, but as deliberately unpolished as these songs are, Kempner and band ensure that her songwriting talents aren’t muddied or obscured by it. Rather, they add to its realness, making these songs all the more powerful.
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Aug 14, 2015Her debut is antsy and ambivalently sexy.
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Mar 7, 2016Dry Food approaches the subject from a different angle to the tried-and-killed solo artist template of acoustic guitar plus deserted cabin with nothing but a glove puppet for company.
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Aug 18, 2015On Dry Food’s eight heartbreaking observations, she teeters between aching insecurity and crushing tenderness.
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Aug 14, 2015Dry Food is an engaging statement, guarded and subtle at times, boisterous and revealing at others, and it’ll be exciting to see which elements win out as Kempner continues to polish her already glowing sound.
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Q MagazineFeb 19, 2016The whole thing comes with a sort of knowing childishness, like reverting back to your most obnoxious teenage self after 10 Minutes with your family. [Apr 2016, p.112]
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Feb 26, 2016
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