On April 19, 2005, “Vagrant” label released “Blinking Lights and Other Revelations”, the sixth Eels studio album. It was recorded 1998 – 2004, at “One Hitsville” in Silverlake, California”, and was produced by E.

Personnel:

• E– vocals, guitar, keyboards, melodica
• Tom Waits – vocal
• Peter Buck – guitar
• The Chet– guitar
• Joe Gore – guitar
• John Sebastian – organ
• Wally Gagel– keyboards
• Jim Jacobsen – keyboards, horn, string arrangements, programming
• Koool G. Murder – bass guitar
• Michael Valerio – bass guitar
• Butch– drums, percussion
• Puddin’– drums
• Wayne Bergeron– trumpet
• Bobby, Jr.– “wails”
• Matt DeMerritt – saxophone
• Probyn Gregory– horns
• David Hlebo – saxophone
• Andy Martin– trombone
• Joe Meyer – horn
• Dick Mitchell – flute
• Todd Simon– trumpet
• Jim Lang – strings, mixing
• Ludvig Girdland – violin
• Bill Liston –woodwinds
• Gerri Sutyak – cello
• Michael Aarvold – mixing
• Ryan Boesch – mixing,programming
• Robert Carranza– mixing
• Greg Collins – mixing
• Wally Gagel – mixing
• Koool G. Murder – mixing, programming
• Dan Pinder – mixing
• Brendan Willard – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by E, except where noted.

1. Theme from Blinking Lights
2. From Which I Came/A Magic World
3. Son of a Bitch – E and Jim Lang
4. Blinking Lights (For Me)
5. Trouble with Dreams
6. Marie Floating Over the Backyard
7. Suicide Life
8. In the Yard, Behind the Church
9. Railroad Man
10. The Other Shoe
11. Last Time We Spoke
12. Mother Mary
13. Going Fetal
14. Understanding Salesmen
15. Theme for a Pretty Girl That Makes You Believe God Exists
16. Checkout Blues
17. Blinking Lights (For You)
18. Dust of Ages” (E, Jim Jacobsen)
19. Old Shit/New Shit
20. Bride of Theme from Blinking Lights
21. Hey Man (Now You’re Really Living)
22. I’m Going to Stop Pretending That I Didn’t Break Your Heart
23. To Lick Your Boots – Peter Buck, E
24. If You See Natalie
25. Sweet Li’l Thing
26. Dusk: A Peach in the Orchard – E, John Sebastian
27. Whatever Happened toSoy Bomb
28. Ugly Love
29. God’s Silence
30. Losing Streak
31. Last Days of My Bitter Heart
32. The Stars Shine in the Sky Tonight – E, Jim Lang
33. Things the Grandchildren Should Know