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El Vy showcase new song ‘No Time To Crank The Sun’ in live session
Debut record ‘Return to the Moon’ is out next month.
The National’s Matt Berninger and Menomena’s Brent Knopf are teaming up for their first El Vy record, and they’ve previewed a new track - ‘No Time To Crank The Sun’.
Performed in a Studio Brussel, Belgium session, the stripped down take showcases a bright chemistry between Berninger and Knopf. The song links up with ‘Return To The Moon’ and ‘I’m The Man To Be’ in previewing the record, out 30th October on 4AD.
Watch the session version of ‘No Time To Crank The Sun’ below.
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