# Palehound Announces New Album You Sing Like You’re Joking

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/palehound-announces-new-album-you-sing-like-youre-joking/
- Published: 2026-11-10T16:29:42+00:00
- Original publisher: Pitchfork
- Original article: https://pitchfork.com/story/palehound-announces-new-album-you-sing-like-youre-joking/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Palehound’s fifth album arrives on 5 February.
- “Natural Disasters” is the lead single.
- The nine-track record follows 2023’s *Eye on the Bat*.

## Summary

Palehound has announced its fifth album, *You Sing Like You’re Joking*, due on 5 February through Polyvinyl. The release marks the New York via Boston indie rock project’s first album in nearly four years.

El Kempner co-produced the record with Katie Von Schleicher and Julian Fader of Ava Luna, with Nick Hakim also contributing. Lead single “Natural Disasters” has a video directed by Rachel Brown of Water From Your Eyes, which uses images including gas masks and abandoned houses to evoke friendship, memory and a lonely sense of impending societal doom. The nine-track album follows 2023’s *Eye on the Bat*.

## Coverage

- [Pitchfork: Palehound Announces New Album You Sing Like You’re Joking](https://pitchfork.com/story/palehound-announces-new-album-you-sing-like-youre-joking/)
- [Stereogum: Palehound Announces New Album You Sing Like You’re Joking: Hear “Natural Disasters”](https://stereogum.com/2517136/palehound-announces-new-album-you-sing-like-youre-joking-hear-natural-disasters/music/)

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