EL VY
EL VY | |
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Brent Knopf | |
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EL VY is an American
Brent Knopf (founding member of Ramona Falls and Menomena). The duo released their debut album, Return to the Moon
, in October 2015.
History
Berninger and Knopf met when The National and Menomena shared a bill in Portland, Oregon on October 24, 2003, at Holocene.[1] The two became friends and kept in touch, periodically playing gigs together in subsequent years.[2]
EL VY released its debut studio album, Matt Sheehy on bass guitar and Andy Stack on drums.
On January 11, 2016, following the death of
Stay Human.[5]
In October 2016, EL VY contributed a song and videogame30 Days, 50 Songs project, entitled "Are These My Jets".[7]
Members
Official Members
- Matt Berninger – lead vocals, lyrics
- Brent Knopf – music composition, production, keys, guitars, synths, programming
Touring Members
- Andy Stack (of Wye Oak) – drums
- Matt Sheehy (of Lost Lander) – bass guitar
Collaborators
During the recording of Return to the Moon, EL VY collaborated with several artists, including drummers Drew Shoals (of
Ural Thomas, Moorea Masa, Allison Hall, and Margaret Wehr. A unique art card was created by John Solimine[9] for each song on the album. Return to the Moon was mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, mixed by Craig Silvey at Toast (assisted by Eduardo de la Paz). EL VY later enlisted Andrew Joslyn for strings on "Are These My Jets".[10]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [11] |
BEL (FL) [12] |
BEL (WA) [13] |
CAN [14] |
FRA
[15] |
IRL [16] |
NLD
[17] |
NZ [18] |
SCO
[19] |
UK [20] | ||
| Return to the Moon |
|
66 | 6 | 106 | 53 | 154 | 7 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 43 |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (FL) [12] |
||||||||||||
| "Return to the Moon (Political Song for Didi Blume to Sing, with Crescendo)" | 2015 | 6 | 28 | 31 | 53 | 49 | Return to the Moon | |||||
| "Need a Friend" | — | — | — | 119 | — | |||||||
| "Are These My Jets" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
References
- ^ "The National : Tour". americanmary.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ Kaplan, Illana (October 20, 2015). "Inside the National Singer Matt Berninger's Quirky New Side Project, EL VY". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- Pitchfork. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ "In El Vy, Matt Berninger works with dark humor and a brighter sound". Los Angeles Times. October 29, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (January 12, 2016). "Watch El Vy Cover David Bowie's "Let's Dance" On Colbert". Stereogum. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ^ "Are These My Jets?". 30 Days, 30 Songs. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ Barsanti, Sam (October 17, 2016). "El Vy kicks off this week's 30 Days, 30 Songs anti-Trump protest with a video game". The A.V. Club. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ "Drummer Bio | Discography". www.jordrum.com. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ "Spike Press » EL VY". spikepress.com. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ "El Vy (The National/Menomena) Share New Anti-Trump Song". Andrew Joslyn. October 18, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ "El Vy – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ a b "Discografie El Vy". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "Discografie El Vy". ultratop.be (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "El Vy – Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "Discographie El Vy". lescharts.com (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "Discography El Vy". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "Discografie El Vy". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "Discography El Vy". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ Peaks in Scotland:
- Return to the Moon: "Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ "Official Charts: El Vy" (select "Albums" tab). Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "El Vy – Chart History: Adult Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "El Vy – Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "El Vy – Chart History: Rock Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "The National – Chart History: Canada Rock". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
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