For some recording artists, the pandemic and pop music made two strangely productive bedfellows. Especially, of course, for any composer with a deep misanthropic streak, like Mark Oliver Everett, aka E, the frontman for the quirk-rocking, lower-case eels. He’s no stranger to tragedy, like the early death of his renowned physicist father, Hugh Everett III, […]
Eels just unveiled yet another track off their forthcoming fourteenth studio album. The eccentric rockers released “The Magic.” [embedded content][embedded content] Following the galactic jaunt “Good Night On Earth” and the smooth cruise of “Steam Engine,” “The Magic” feels like older Eels—and maybe even ’90s Ween—but with gritty, yet charming garage rock passion. All of […]
Eels shared a new video for “Good Night On Earth” that is off their forthcoming, 14th album. [embedded content] The galactic animated video has lobsters and champagne bottles shooting through the atmosphere, until the lobster crash lands and duels with frontman Mark Oliver Everett. Reminding oneself to push past daily plights and life’s critics: “Soak […]
Eels announced their newest album Extreme Witchcraft, set to arrive on January 28, 2022. It will be their 14th overall. Frontman Mark Oliver Everett, a.k.a. E, co-produced the record with PJ Harvey producer John Parish, which is the second time the two are collaborating since the 2001 Souljacker. A song off the record “Good Night […]
For much of the last quarter-century, Vagrant Records has been synonymous with the emo and alternative scenes. Much like how Epitaph Records and Fat Wreck Chords have become well-established homes for punk, Vagrant remains one of the most significant labels in the world thanks to a catalog featuring hundreds of beloved albums and dozens of […]
Eels shared the second single, “Are We Alright Again,” from the group’s upcoming Earth to Dora album, which drops on Oct. 30 via E Works/PIAS. The song was written in the early days of the pandemic and “is a “kind of a quarantine daydream that I needed to have,” singer E (aka Mark Oliver Everett) […]
Eels are back with “Baby Let’s Make It Real.” Recorded at the band’s Los Angeles studio, the song is a mid-tempo track that shows a sweet and very much less somber side compared to Mark Oliver Everett’s previous work. “How ‘bout a new song to get your mind off your troubles for 3 minutes and […]