2015-10-30
Return To The Moon
EL VY
By Maeve C.
The National and Menomena shared a bill at Holocene in Portland, Oregon, in October 2003, and that is where Matt Berninger met Brent Knopf. They stayed in touch, with Knopf sending rough musical sketches and Berninger answering with melodies and lyrics.
Return To The Moon turned that exchange into EL VY’s debut. Berninger pictured it as a punk-rock musical following two characters, Didi and Michael, drawing on Grease and We Jam Econo; the names nod to the Minutemen’s D. Boon and Mike Watt. “I’m The Man To Be”, “Paul Is Alive” and “Sad Case” sit alongside the title song.
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4AD (label) store: release date October 30 2015; Berninger and Knopf; Knopf sent rough sketches, Berninger answered with melodies and lyrics. 4AD news (search-result quote) also said the album is released worldwide on 30th October.Discography lists Return to the Moon on October 30, 2015; met at Holocene, Portland, 24 October 2003; punk rock musical about Didi and Michael inspired by Grease and We Jam Econo, names from D. Boon and Mike Watt.