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
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ALBUM REVIEW: TY SEGALL - HELLO HI
ALBUM REVIEW: HOWL IN THE TYPEWRITER – THE SOUND OF MUSICK AND THE RED ALBUM
AUGUST 2022
ALBUM REVIEW: THE BURNING HELL - GARBAGE ISLAND
ALBUM REVIEW – MUSH: DOWN TOOLS
ALBUM REVIEW – THE WOLFHOUNDS: BRIGHT AND GUILTY
LIVE: LAURA VEIRS – 19/06/2022
LIVE: TIRZAH – 22/06/2022
ALBUM REVIEW – HARKIN: HONEYMOON SUITE
LIVE: PEACHES – 14/06/2022
