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Debut Album!
Matt Berniger From The National!
The National's Matt Berninger and Menomena/Ramona Falls' Brent Knopf have teamed up for a collaborative LP under the alias EL VY.
EL VY (pronounced like a plural of Elvis; rhymes with hell pie) is the musical collaboration between Matt Berninger, vocalist and lyricist of The National, and Brent Knopf, the Portland musician and producer best known for his work in Menomena and his more recent band, Ramona Falls. Their debut album Return To The Moon will be released on October 30th via 4AD.
The album is a project Berninger and Knopf have been thinking about for years. Their friendship spans nearly a decade, starting back when the National and Menomena played small half- empty clubs along Americas west coast. Feeling an immediate musical kinship, the pair kept in touch, Brent sending Matt occasional rough sketches of music and Matt responding with melodies and lyrics. Finally, in the winter and spring of 2014-15, they actually got together to make an album.
Features:
Vinyl LP
Includes limited time MP3 coupon
Selections:
Side A:
1. Return To The Moon (Political Song for Didi Bloome to Sing, with Crescendo)
2. I'm The Man To Be
3. Paul Is Alive
4. Need A Friend
5. Silent Ivy Hotel
Side B
6. No Time To Crank The Sun
7. It's A Game
8. Sleeping Light
9. Sad Case
10. Happiness, Missouri
11. Careless
Debut Album!
Matt Berniger From The National!
The National's Matt Berninger and Menomena/Ramona Falls' Brent Knopf have teamed up for a collaborative LP under the alias EL VY.
EL VY (pronounced like a plural of Elvis; rhymes with hell pie) is the musical collaboration between Matt Berninger, vocalist and lyricist of The National, and Brent Knopf, the Portland musician and producer best known for his work in Menomena and his more recent band, Ramona Falls. Their debut album Return To The Moon will be released on October 30th via 4AD.
The album is a project Berninger and Knopf have been thinking about for years. Their friendship spans nearly a decade, starting back when the National and Menomena played small half- empty clubs along Americas west coast. Feeling an immediate musical kinship, the pair kept in touch, Brent sending Matt occasional rough sketches of music and Matt responding with melodies and lyrics. Finally, in the winter and spring of 2014-15, they actually got together to make an album.
Features:
Vinyl LP
Includes limited time MP3 coupon
Selections:
Side A:
1. Return To The Moon (Political Song for Didi Bloome to Sing, with Crescendo)
2. I'm The Man To Be
3. Paul Is Alive
4. Need A Friend
5. Silent Ivy Hotel
Side B
6. No Time To Crank The Sun
7. It's A Game
8. Sleeping Light
9. Sad Case
10. Happiness, Missouri
11. Careless
