Bachelor - Doomin’ Sun [CD]

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: LUCKY148CD
Barcode: 0689492204723
Release Date: 28th May 2021
Genre: Indie/Alternative

TRACKLISTING:
1. Back of My Hand
2. Sand Angel
3. Stay in the Car
4. Went Out Without You
5. Spin Out
6. Anything at All
7. Moon
8. Sick of Spiraling
9. Aurora
10. Doomin’ Sun

Bachelor, the new project from Melina Duterte (Jay Som) and Ellen Kempner (Palehound), is not a band, it’s a friend-ship. After being mutual fans for years, they finally met when sharing the bill at a show in Sacramento in 2017. Keeping in touch over text and Instagram posts, Duterte and Kempner started recording together for fun in 2018, resulting with what would become "Sand Angel", the seductive slow-burner that convinced the pair to write an album together.

Reconvening in January 2020, the duo packed the entirety of Duterte’s recording equipment into two cars and headed to a rental house in Topanga, CA. In this space Kempner and Duterte hybridized their individual song-writing talents, producing a collection that slips between moods with ease and showcases their lyrical prowess. Arriving with almost no songs written and no solid plan, they finished the 10 songs that make up Doomin’ Sun after two short weeks. That much work in so little time may sound exhausting, but it wasn’t, it was blissful and freeing.

There was a lot of pain that went into the record, especially around themes of queerness and climate change inspired by the red skies and wildfires subsuming Australia at the time. However, when the duo did shed tears during the creative process, they weren’t tears of sadness, they were tears of laughter. When Kempner and Duterte look back on those weeks, what they remember first is shortness of breath and the inability to track vocal takes without falling to the floor howling. They couldn’t remember a time they’d ever been so delirious with creativity, so overwhelmed with joy.

PRESS/ONLINE: Album reviews anticipated to run in The Sunday Times, The Guardian, The i, The Observer, and music mags MOJO, Uncut, DIY, Dork, Upset, and others.

Online coverage from Pitchfork, The FADER, Rolling Stone, NPR, Stereogum, Spin, Line of Best Fit, Dork, Paste, Consequence of Sound, Uproxx, Under the Radar, Flood, KEXP, AV Club, Guitar.com, Interview Magazine, Gold Flake Paint, and more.

Praise for debut track “Anything at All”:

“the track continually builds and bristles, starting with a skulking bass line and peaking with an onslaught of frenetic guitars.” - NY Times

"There are few greater joys in music fandom than an unexpected and perfect collaboration. The two indie rock favourites blend their styles and voices on a debut song that’s filled with desire and uncertainty.” - Rolling Stone

"a debut single that won’t have you wanting to listen to anything else” - Consequence of Sound

RADIO: BBC 6 Music – Lauren Laverne first play premiere on “Anything at All” 25/2 and 2 x further spot plays to-date. Anticipating playlist add.

Expecting strong support from specialist at BBC Radio 1 and playlist support at BBC 6 Music. Plus, Radio X Evening, Amazing Radio, BBC Regional stations, and more.

LIVE: June 10th - Bachelor Livestream event (embargoed until April 23) with specials guests including: Fiona Apple, Alexis from Sleigh Bells, Angel Olsen, Ben Gibbard, Adrienne from Big Thief, Courtney Barnett, Julien Baker, Kero Kero Bonito, Lucy Dacus, Japanese Breakfast, Sasami, Shamir, Soccer Mommy, Tegan and Sara, and many more.

OTHER ACTIVITY: https://www.luckynumbermusic.com/