Boston-via-NYC artist El Kempner's work as Palehound has always cut a distinctive groove. Their intricate, questing guitarwork and intimate lyricism has made them a vital voice in East Coast underground music for many years now, and new single 'Natural Disasters' is an enticing introduction to their next chapter.

The first cut from Kempner's new album You Sing Like You're Joking, out in February via Polyvinyl, 'Natural Disasters' is a cyclical indie-rock lament featuring bursts of anxious guitars and half-sighed lyrics about the insignificance of fraught relationships in the face of global catastrophe. It arrives with an excellent video directed by Water From Your Eyes' Rachel Brown, who had this to say: "My main focus was to capture the idea of friendship and love as a memory. I think it's necessary to hold onto the joy you felt with someone, even if they are no longer in your present life, which I think the song paints so beautifully."