Album
Vermilion Sands

Doomin’ SunBachelor

released: 2021-05-28
on label: Polyvinyl
artists: Jay SomEllen Kempner
genres: Indie RockDream Pop
with some: Indie PopSlacker Rock
listen at: Apple Bandcamp Sound Cloud Spotify
see also: All Music Album of the Year (80%) • Discogs FaceBook Rate Your Music (3.35 / 5)

“A deeply lyrical record, ‘Doomin’ Sun’ delivers a ten-song set of sexy, hot-blooded, high-stakes romance, rooted in the guitar-laden atmospherics of fuzzy, ’90s indie giants like Mazzy Star and Yo La Tengo. Each song pirouettes on the emotional chasm between intimate, physical union, and lonesome psychological vulnerability, with a delicate poetic language drawn from the mundane wellsprings of everyday experience.” - DIY

“alternates between the intimate, grungy character of Palehound’s sound and Jay Som’s dreamy indie pop, sometimes combining elements of the two. While varied in style and arrangements, the album maintains a certain heartfelt, longing tone and unvarnished immediacy that engage in tandem with its solid songwriting core.” - Marcy Donelson, AllMusic