El Vy RETURN TO THE MOONReturn to the Moon is the debut album of EL VY, a collaboration between vocalist lyricist Matt Berninger of the National and multi instrumentalist songwriter Brent Knopf of Ramona Falls, formerly of Menomena. The album blends the lighter side of both indie rock artists, offering funky, catchy, if melancholy ditties that bob along Knopf's textured arrangements, which are fond of syncopated percussion and guitar, quirky new wave synths, and rich,

was the agent provocateur

as if it were planned as their last hurrah

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or any of life's basic staples

and "Echame a Mi La Culpa

time for another album

Sitting atop the charts in 1975

WASHING MACHINE features an unlisted instrumental as track 9

There's no attempt at pop-oriented production here

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The smooth switch gets flipped on in "Integrity

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