“That rarest thing in contemporary pop: a unique sound”—The New Yorker
“A collection full of minor-key regret…”—The New Yorker
“One of those iconic movie soundtrack bands…enjoy wallowing in Everett’s electrifying, enlightening misery”—Village Voice
“EELS’ new album has a notably parched and elegiac tone that recalls timeless songwriters such as Townes Van Zandt and Leonard Cohen.”—The Boston Globe
“One of the most talented singer-songwriters of recent generations”—Time Out New York
“Everett’s writing rings of brutal honesty”—Jeff Elbel, The Chicago Sun-Times
“Colored with just about every shade of personal reflection, from quiet celebration to bone-deep remorse, and underpinned with subtly adventurous orchestration.”—Grantland
“One of the most prolific, adventurous and moving songwriters of the past decade”
—Q Magazine
—Q Magazine
“A consistently astounding career”—Uncut
Noisey is premiering the video for EELS’ “Lockdown Hurricane,” the second single from the band’s eleventh album, The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett, out now on E Works/Pias. Watch the video via Noisey here.
The band is currently on tour to support the album. The Arizona Republic calls the live show a “darkly comic triumph” while The Austin Chronicles says, “EELS performed with humor, breadth and consistency.”
Legendary Journey frontman Steve Perry recently stood in with EELS at the St. Paul, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles stops on their worldwide tour for his first public performances in nearly 20 years. Together, EELS and Perry have performed EELS’ “It’s A Motherfucker” as well as Journey classics “Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin,’” “Open Arms,” and “Lights.”
The album premiered streaming at The New York Times and NPR Music premiered the video for track “Mistakes Of My Youth.” Watch the video here: http://youtu.be/it8bSb-THFI. The introspective new 13-track release from the ever-changing project of singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mark Oliver Everett (aka E) is described as “an extraordinarily vivid and intimate document of a personal struggle.” Listen to album track “Agatha Chang” via Stereogum at http://bit.ly/MbAwN6 and “Mistakes of My Youth” via Paste athttp://bit.ly/1e6s0qe, track listing follows.
The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everettmarks the 11th full-length release for EELS, whose debut Beautiful Freak was released in 1996. In addition to the recordings, Everett has embarked on a number of non-musical projects as well including his acclaimed bookThings the Grandchildren Should Know and the multiple-award winning Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives documentary film about Everett and his quantum physicist father, Hugh Everett III, broadcast on PBS’ Nova series.
EELS TOUR DATES
June 16 Manchester, UK Bridgewater Hall
June 17 Glasgow, UK Academy
June 18 Cambridge, UK Corn Exchange
June 19 Bexhill, UK De La Warr Pavillion
June 21 Linz, Austria Posthof
June 22 Vienna, Austria Konzerthaus
June 24 Berlin, Germany Tempodrome
June 25 Amsterdam, Holland Het Koninklijk Concertgebouw
June 26 Amsterdam, Holland Het Koninklijk Concertgebouw
June 27 Rottendam, Holland Concertgebouw De Doelen
June 28 Eindhoven, Holland Naked Song Festival
June 30 London, UK Royal Albert Hall
July 1 Dublin, Ireland Olympia
July 2 Dublin, Ireland Olympia
July 4 Werchter, Belgium Werchter Festival
July 5 Groningen, Holland Stadsschouwburg
July 6 Montreux, Switzerland Montreux Jazz Festival
July 7 Zurick, Switzerland Kongress Haus
July 8 Luxembourg Grand Theatre
July 10 Paris, France Days Off Festival
July 11 Toulouse, France Bikini
July 12 Barcelona, Spain Teatre Grec
July 14 Madrid, Spain Circo Price
July 17 Florence, Italy Teartro Romano di Fiesole
July 18 Milan, Italy Auditorium di Milano
July 20 Antwerp, Belgium Rivierenhof
July 21 Antwerp, Belgium Rivierenhof
July 22 Hamburg, Germany Laeiszhalle
July 24 London, England Barbican
July 25 Bristol, England Colston Hall
July 26 Gateshead, England Sage
EELS
The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett
1. Where I’m At
2. Parallels
3. Lockdown Hurricane
4. Agatha Chang
5. A Swallow in the Sun
6. Where I’m From
7. Series of Misunderstandings
8. Kindred Spirit
9. Gentleman’s Choice
10. Dead Reckoning
11. Answers
12. Mistakes of My Youth
13. Where I’m Going
Deluxe Edition 13 Track Bonus Disc
1. To Dig It
2. Lonely Lockdown Hurricane
3. Bow Out
4. A Good Deal
5. Good Morning Bright Eyes
6. Millicent Don't Blame Yourself
7. Thanks I Guess
8. On The Ropes (LIVE WNYC)
9. Accident Prone (LIVE WNYC)
10. I'm Your Brave Little Soldier (LIVE WNYC)
11. Fresh Feeling (LIVE KCRW)
12. Trouble With Dreams (LIVE KCRW)
13. Oh Well (LIVE KCRW)
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