[1] He has been a member of many Washington, D.C.–based bands on Dischord Records, including El Guapo, Supersystem, Antelope, Edie Sedgwick, and Light Beams.

"I always found it strange that every musician I met would spend so much time engrossed by visual media and then write a song about class struggle or Rwandan genocide," Moyer said in 2008.

"I'm more interested in making my art about Molly Ringwald or Martin Sheen than exploring these so-called weighty topics which, for better and worse, are alien to me.

Subsequent tours and videos[21] to support 2011's LP "Love Gets Lovelier Every Day" have showcased this version of the band, now called "E.D.

[23] Moyer plays guitar in Puff Pieces, a trio featuring Mike Andre of Antelope and Amanda Huron of Vertebrates.

[24] Light Beams, a trio featuring Moyer, bassist Arthur Noll and drummer Sam Lavine, released a cassette[25] and a split seven-inch with Ian Svenonius's solo project Escapism[26] in 2017.

[28] Moyer, a former private investigator,[29] is a long-time freelancer for The Washington City Paper, where he covered the 2008 election,[30] and blogs about books[31] and life as a touring musician.