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ButterflyEffect · 3366 days ago · link · · parent · post: EL VY - Return to the Moon (Political Song for Didi Bloome to Sing, with Crescendo) (Lyric Video) - YouTube
Not a big fan of the EL VY record. The funky guitar and bass riffs and downplayed synth lines in the background is the type of music that's being done over and over and over again right now, not that there's anything inherently wrong with that but it's quickly becoming a tired sound. Plus, I don't think Berninger's voice is well suited for this kind of upbeat music without a more orchestral and sparse accompaniment. The lyrics are a bit difficult to get through too, it's got the typical overtly self-consciousness that can be found with all of The National's releases, but they fall flat for me, some of these lines are trying a bit too hard to be clever (see the first verse).