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EL VY - Out Now: EL VY - Return To The Moon
EL VY : Out Now: EL VY - Return To The Moon
30th October 2015

Return To The Moon, the debut album by EL VY, is released worldwide today. 

After sharing the new Tom Berninger-directed videos for 'Need A Friend' and 'Silent Ivy Hotel' earlier this week, and covering LA Times' Calendar this weekend, the first record is now available to buy digitally, on CD/LP, and is streaming on all platforms.  EL VY is the musical collaboration between Matt Berninger, from The National, and Ramona Falls' frontman Brent Knopf; their friendship spans nearly a decade.  Having talked for years about making music together, the duo finally got together to create Return To The Moon in the Winter and Spring of 2014-15.

"It's a winner" - NPR Heavy Rotation
"Timeless, reflective but with its feet firmly in the now." Loud & Quiet (9/10)
"A winning project" - Under The Radar (8.5/10)
"An enthralling musical space" NME ****  
DIY **** | The Guardian **** | Q **** 

You can see lyric videos for the first five tracks on the record, directed by Tom Berninger (Mistaken For Strangers), on the band's YouTube channel here.  The band are live-streaming their release day with Tom via their Facebook channel

You can buy Return To The Moon on LP/CD here.
You can buy the album via iTunes here
You can buy via Amazon here

Return To The Moon is streaming on all platforms, here.

November
2nd – Doug Fir Lounge, Portland OR, US^£ - SOLD OUT
3rd – Doug Fir Lounge, Portland OR, US^# - SOLD OUT
4th – Neumos, Seattle WA, US# - SOLD OUT
6th – The Independent, San Francisco CA, US# - SOLD OUT
7th – Troubadour, Los Angeles CA, US% - SOLD OUT
8th - Troubadour, Los Angeles CA, US# - SOLD OUT
10th – Union Transfer, Philadelphia PA, US~ [Tickets]
11th – 9:30 Club, Washington DC, US+ [Tickets]
13th – Bowery Ballroom, New York NY, US~ - SOLD OUT
14th – Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY, US~¥- SOLD OUT
15th – The Sinclair, Boston MA, US~ - SOLD OUT
16th – Theatre Fairmount, Montreal QC, Canada* [Tickets]
17th – Opera House, Toronto ON, Canada* SOLD OUT
19th – Metro, Chicago IL, US* - SOLD OUT
20th – The Turner, Milwaukee WI, US* [Tickets]
21st – First Avenue, Minneapolis MN, US* [Tickets]

December
1st – Pumpehuset, Copenhagen, Denmark• - SOLD OUT
2nd – Grunspan, Hamburg, Germany• [Tickets]
3rd – Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands• - SOLD OUT
4th – Kantine, Cologne, Germany• [Tickets]
6th – Astra, Berlin, Germany• [Tickets]
7th – AB, Brussels, Belgium• - SOLD OUT
8th – Le Trabendo, Paris, France• [Tickets]
9th - Electric Ballroom, London, UK•@ - SOLD OUT
10th – Electric Ballroom, London, UK•@ - SOLD OUT
12th – Gorilla, Manchester, UK• - SOLD OUT
13th – Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland• - SOLD OUT

# w/ Hibou
~ w/ Wye Oak
^ w/ Moorea Masa
£ w/ Lost Lander
% w/ Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra
+ w/ Flock of Dimes
¥ w/ Mina Tindle
* w/ Søren Juul
• w/ The Penny Serfs 
@ w/ Small Feet