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EL VY - EL VY Share 'Need A Friend'
EL VY : EL VY Share 'Need A Friend'
26th October 2015

With their debut album Return To The Moon set for release this weekend, EL VY, the new project by Matt Berninger (The National) and Brent Knopf (Ramona Falls), have launched a new video for the track ‘Need A Friend’.

Premiered today by Les Inrocks, ‘Need A Friend’ is the West Coast duo’s fourth new song to be given a visual treatment from Tom Berninger (Matt’s sibling, director of the award-winning Mistaken For Strangersfilm and creator of all preceding EL VY videos thus far).  ‘Need A Friend’ sees Matt recalling his adolescence in Cincinnati whilst brother Tom’s video captures the band performing live - a tantalizing glimpse ahead of their forthcoming North American and European tour. 

Catch EL VY live as they head out for full-band performances with drummer Andy Stack (Wye Oak) and bassist Matt Sheehy (Lost Lander) on their first tour, throughout November and December.  All dates and links below.

You can pre-order Return To The Moon on LP/CD here.
You can pre-order the album via iTunes (w/ instant download of 'Return To The Moon', 'I'm The Man To Be', 'Paul Is Alive' and 'Need A Friend'*) here
You can pre-order via Amazon here
* 'Need A Friend' available from Midnight tonight 

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