EL VY – Return To The Moon (LP Vinyl)
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Matt Berninger's baritone has always carried a particular weight, but freed from the orchestral architecture of The National, his voice finds a different kind of home here, set against Knopf's kinetic, loop-driven production. The result is something neither artist could have made alone, a record that rewards the kind of close listening both men's home catalogs demand.
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 America’s 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.
Tracklist
Side A
Side B
UPC: 652637353013
Label: 4ad
Release Date: 1.15.16
Format: LP Vinyl