Eels have released a new video for ‘Are We Alright Again’ to coincide with the release of latest album ‘Earth To Dora’, out now via E Works. The Greg Barnes-directed one-take video shows a typical Eels fan, played by Jon Hamm, finding solace in Eels music. Eels leader Mark Oliver Everett, a.k.a. E, says: “We […]
Eels have unveiled a surprise new single titled ‘Baby Let’s Make It Real’. The song was recorded at the EELS’ Los Feliz, California studio. Mark Oliver Everett a.k.a. E says: “How ‘bout a new song to get your mind off your troubles for 3 minutes and 55 seconds? Play it again if you want to […]
– ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – “Don’t think twice ‘bout whatever keeps you itchin’. Ice water, flyswatter gonna get you through the day.” Lyrics I could not relate to anymore, after a summer of working in a pub in the middle of nowhere, getting bitten by insects daily. Flyswatter is the first of the band’s original […]
When Eels first emerged in 1995, they were lumped in with all the ‘slacker’ bands around at the time, and although Mark ‘E’ Everett’s vocals do lend themselves nicely to that laid back categorisation, Eels have always been uniquely different. Eels’ songs have been used in tons of films and TV shows, and I’ve got […]
GIG GUIDE
Between September 2011 and March 2020 we provided a handpicked gig guide every month without fail. It's painful for us that there are currently no gigs to recommend. We hope gigs will return soon to bring you new recommendations, but if you want to reminisce you can still see nine years worth of old gig guides.
FLOCK OF DIMES AKA WYE OAK'S JENN WASNER SHARES 'PRICE OF BLUE' SINGLE
ELECTRONIC ARTIST HAINBACH TO RELEASE ARTISTIC SCULPTURE INSTALLATION ALBUM
MOJO JNR UNVEILS NEW SINGLE 'YOU GOT IT (OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT)'
ALBUM REVIEW: DJANGO DJANGO - GLOWING IN THE DARK
ALBUM REVIEW: FEMI KUTI & MADE KUTI - LEGACY +
INTERVIEW: THE TELESCOPES
