Light of the Moon: EL VY's Perfect Pairing

The news of EL VY's existence seemingly came out of nowhere. Brent Knopf—the Portland musician who leads Ramona Falls and has produced bands like Lost Lander and Dear Reader—had apparently teamed up with Matt Berninger, the singer of the National, and recorded an entire album on the sly.
"I didn't tell hardly anybody," Knopf says. "I was skeptical that it would ever come to fruition. And maybe I assumed that if it did, it would be an EP or a split 7-inch or something."
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