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Eels: Tomorrow Morning

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On August 17, 2010, “E Works” and “Vagrant” label released “Tomorrow Morning”, the ninth Eels studio album. It was recorded August – December 2009, at “One Hitsville, U.S.A.” in Los Feliz, California, and was produced by E (Mark Oliver Everett).

Personnel:

  • Mark Oliver Everett (E) – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, harmonica, piano, Optigan, Hammond B3 organ, banjo, harmonium, Vox Continental organ, drums, percussion
  • Koool G Murder – bass guitar, guitar, recording, mixing
  •  Knuckles – drums
  • Tomorrow Morning Orchestra – horns
  • The Amy Davies Choir – harmony vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Oliver Everett.

  1. In Gratitude for This Magnificent Day
  2. I’m a Hummingbird
  3. The Morning
  4. Baby Loves Me
  5. Spectacular Girl
  6. What I Have to Offer
  7. This Is Where It Gets Good
  8. After the Earthquake
  9. Oh So Lovely
  10. The Man
  11. Looking Up
  12. That’s Not Her Way
  13. I Like the Way This Is Going
  14. Mystery of Life

Eels: Beautiful Freak

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On August 13, 1996, “DreamWorks” label released “Beautiful Freak” the debut Eels studio album. It was recorded June 1993 – December 1996, at “Conway Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jon Brion, E, Mark Goldenberg and Michael Simpson.

Personnel:

  • Butch – drums, backing vocals, engineer
  • E – vocals, guitar, Wurlitzer electric piano, engineer
  • Tommy Walter – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Jon Brion – guitar, trombone, chamberlin
  • Mark Goldenberg – guitar, keyboards, engineer
  • Jim Jacobsen – keyboards, loops, engineer
  • Jon Brion – engineer
  • Amir Derakh – engineer
  • Matt Thorne – engineer
  • Michael Simpson – mixing
  • Billy Kinsley – mixing
  • Rob Seifert – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Ann Giordano – photography
  • Francesca Restrepo – art direction, sleeve design

Track listing:

All tracks by E, except where noted.

  1. Novocaine for the Soul – E, Mark Goldenberg
  2. Susan’s House – E, Jim Jacobsen, Jim Weatherly
  3. Rags to Rags
  4. Beautiful Freak
  5. Not Ready Yet – Jon Brion, E
  6. My Beloved Monster
  7. Flower – E, Jim Jacobsen
  8. Guest List
  9. Mental
  10. Spunky
  11. Your Lucky Day in Hell – E, Goldenberg
  12. Manchild – E, Jill Sobule

The Handsome Family: Wilderness

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On May 14, 2013, “Loose” label released “Wilderness”, the ninth Handsome Family (The) album.

Personnel:

  • Brett Sparks – lead vocals, recording
  • Rennie Sparks – vocals, artwork
  • David Gutierrez – guitar, pedal steel guitar, mandoline
  • Ted Jurney – bass
  • Jason Toth – percussion
  • Stephen Dorocke – violin
  • Jason Ward – mastering
  • Jason Creps – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Rennie Sparka, all music by Brett Sparks.

  1. Flies
  2. Frogs
  3. Eels
  4. Octopus
  5. Owls
  6. Caterpillars
  7. Glow Worm
  8. Lizard
  9. Woodpecker
  10. Gulls
  11. Spider
  12. Wildebeest

Eels: Extreme Witchcraft

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On January 28, 2022, “E Works” and “PIAS” label released “Extreme Witchcraft”, the fourteenth Eels studio album. It was recorded March – October 2021, and was produced by E and John Parish.

Personnel:

  • E (Mark Oliver Everett) – vocals, guitar, recording, mixing
  • John Parish – guitar, recording, mixing
  • Koool G Murder – bass guitar, recording, mixing
  • P-Boo – drums, recording, mixing
  • Ryan Bosch – recording, mixing
  • Don Hersch – mastering 
  • Philip Beaudreau – design
  • Gus Black – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by E (Mark Oliver Everett) and John Parish, except where noted.

  1. Amateur Hour
  2. Good Night on Earth
  3. Strawberries & Popcorn
  4. Steam Engine – Mark Oliver Everett, Kelly Logsdon
  5. Grandfather Clock Strikes Twelve – Mark Oliver Everett
  6. Stumbling Bee
  7. The Magic
  8. Better Living Through Desperation
  9. So Anyway
  10. What It Isn’t – Mark Oliver Everett, Kelly Logsdon
  11. Learning While I Lose – Mark Oliver Everett, Mike Sawitzke
  12. I Know You’re Right – Mark Oliver Everett, Kelly Logsdon

Eeels: End Times

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On January 19, 2010, “E-Works” and “Vagrant” label released “End Times”, the eighth Eels studio album. It was recorded December 2008 – August 2009, at “One Hitsville” and “Los Feliz” in California, and was produced by Mark Oliver Everett.

Personnel:

  • E – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, harmonica, piano, Optigan, Hammond B3, banjo, pump organ, Vox Continental, drums, percussion
  • Koool G Murder – bass, guitar, recording, mixing 
  • Butch – drums
  • Wayne Bergeron – French horn, horns
  • Chris Bleth – horns
  • Andy Martin – horns
  • Jim Lang – horn arrangements, recording
  • Ryan Boesch – recording, mixing
  • Robert Carranza – recording, mixing
  • Greg Collins – recording, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by E (Mark Oliver Everett)

  1. The Beginning
  2. Gone Man
  3. In My Younger Days
  4. Mansions of Los Feliz
  5. A Line in the Dirt
  6. End Times
  7. Apple Trees
  8. Paradise Blues
  9. Nowadays
  10. Unhinged
  11. High and Lonesome
  12. I Need a Mother
  13. Little Bird
  14. On My Feet

Eels: Earth to Dora

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On October 30, 2020, “E Works/PIAS Recordings” label released “Earth to Dora”, the thirteenth Eels studio album. It was recorded January – August 2020, at “The Compound” and “One Hits Ville” in Los Angeles, and was produced by E (Mark Oliver Everett).

Personnel:

  • E (Mark Oliver Everett) – vocal, guitar
  • The Chet – guitar, recording
  • Knuckles – drums
  • Koool G Murder – bass guitar, recording, mixing
  • P-Boo – guitar, recording
  • Earth to Dora Orchestra & Choir
  • Ryan Boesch – recording, mixing
  • Dan Hersch – mastering
  • Mary Angela – paintings
  • Phil Beaudreau – design

Track listing:

  1. Anything for Boo – E, Koool G Murder
  2. Are We Alright Again – E, Kool G Murder
  3. Who You Say You Are – E, P-Boo
  4. Earth to Dora – The Chet, E
  5. Dark and Dramatic – The Chet, E
  6. Are You Fucking Your Ex – E, P-Boo
  7. The Gentle Souls – The Chet, E, Kool G Murder
  8. Of Unsent Letters – The Chet, E
  9. I Got Hurt – E
  10. OK – E, P-Boo
  11. Baby Let’s Make It Real – E, Kool G Murder
  12. Waking Up – E

Eels: The Deconstruction

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On April 6, 2008, “EWorks” label released “The Deconstruction”, the twelfth Eels studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, at “The Compound” in Los Feliz and “The Pie” in Pasadena, California and was produced by E and Mickey Petralia.

Personnel:

  • E– vocals, guitar
  • Koool G Murder– bass guitar
  • P-Boo– guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums
  • The Deconstruction Orchestra & Choir

Track listing:

All tracks by E.

  1. The Deconstruction
  2. Bone Dry
  3. The Quandary
  4. Premonition
  5. Rusty Pipes
  6. The Epiphany
  7. Today Is the Day
  8. Sweet Scorched Earth
  9. Coming Back
  10. Be Hurt
  11. You Are the Shining Light
  12. There I Said It
  13. Archie Goodnight
  14. The Unanswerable
  15. In Our Cathedral

Eels: Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire

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On June 2, 2009, “E Works” label released “Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire”, the seventh Eels studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “One Hitsville” in Los Feliz, California, and was produced by E.

Personnel:

  • E (Mark Oliver Everett) – vocals, guitar
  • Kelly Logsdon  – bass guitar
  • Derek Brown  – drums
  • Koool G Murder – recording, mixing
  • Dan Pinder – recording, mixing
  • Dan “Huevos Grande” Hersch, Digiprep Mastering – mastering
  • Lisa Glines – design
  • Autumn de Wilde– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by E and Kelly Logsdon, except where noted

  1. Prizefighter
  2. That Look You Give That Guy
  3. Lilac Breeze – E
  4. In My Dreams
  5. Tremendous Dynamite
  6. The Longing – E
  7. Fresh Blood
  8. What’s a Fella Gotta Do
  9. My Timing Is Off – E
  10. All the Beautiful Things E
  11. Beginner’s Luck
  12. Ordinary Man – E

EELS: The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett

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On April 22 2014, “E Works” label released “The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett”, the eleventh Eels studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by E (Mark Oliver Everett).

Personnel:

  • E (Mark Oliver Everett) – vocals, guitars, keyboards, drums
  • Honest Al – bass
  • The Chet – arrangements
  • Knuckles
  • Xautionary Tales Orcchestra
  • Professor Snatch
  • Rick Kwan – recording
  • Mario Diaz – recording
  • Koool G Murder – recording, mixing
  • P-Boo – arranger, recording, mixing
  • Ryan Boesch – recording, mixing
  • Dan Gersch – mastering
  • Lisa Glines – design, photography
  • Myron B. Kanklemeyer – photography

Track listing:

.All tracks written by E, except where noted.

  1. Where I’m At – E, arr. by The Chet, P-Boo
  2. Parallels
  3. Lockdown Hurricane- E; arr. by P-Boo
  4. Agatha Chang – E; arr.t by P-Boo
  5. A Swallow in the Sun – E, The Chet; arr. by The Chet
  6. Where I’m From – E; P-Boo
  7. Series of Misunderstandings
  8. Kindred Spirit – E; P-Boo
  9. Gentlemen’s Choice – E, P-Boo; arr. by P-Boo
  10. Dead Reckoning – E, P-Boo; arr. by P-Boo
  11. Answers – E; arr.t by P-Boo
  12. Mistakes of My Youth – E, The Chet; arr. by The Chet
  13. Where I’m Going – E; arr. by The Chet

Eels: Electro-Shock Blues

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On September 21, 1998, “Dream Works” label released “Electro-Shock Blues”, the second Eels studio album. It was recorded in 1998, and was produced by Mark Oliver Everett (E), Jim Jacobsen, Mickey Petralia and Michael Simpson.

Personnel:

  • E– vocals, guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, lyrics
  • Butch– drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jon Brion– Chamberlin and Hammond organ
  • T-Bone Burnett– bass
  • Lisa Germano– violin
  • Parthenon Huxley– guitar
  • Jim Jacobsen – bass, keyboards, clarinet, arrangements
  • John Leftwich – upright bass, bowed bass
  • Elton Jones – backing vocals
  • Bill Liston – saxophone
  • Volker Masthoff – vocals
  • Cynthia Merrill – backwards cello
  • Grant-Lee Phillips– electric guitar, banjo, backing vocals
  • Stuart Wylen – Rhodes, guitar, altoand bass flutes
  • Mickey Petralia– mixing
  • Greg Collins – mixing
  • Jim Lang – mixing, conduction
  • Stephen Marcussen– mastering
  • Chester Brown– sleeve illustration
  • Debbie Dreschler – sleeve illustration
  • Hugh Everett III– sleeve illustration
  • Joe Matt– sleeve illustration
  • Francesca Restrepo – art direction, sleeve design
  • Scott Rusch – illustration
  • Seth– sleeve illustration
  • Adrian Tomine– sleeve illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Oliver Everett), except where noted.

  1. Elizabeth on the Bathroom Floor
  2. Going to Your Funeral Part I – E, Jim Jacobsen, Parthenon Huxley
  3. Cancer for the Cure – E, Mickey Petralia
  4. My Descent Into Madness – E, Prince Paul, Dan Nakamura, Michael Simpson
  5. 3 Speed
  6. Hospital Food – Butch, E, Jim Lang
  7. Electro-Shock Blues – E, Petralia
  8. Efils’ God – E, Simpson
  9. Going to Your Funeral Part II – E, Jacobsen
  10. Last Stop: This Town – E, Simpson
  11. Baby Genius – E, Lang
  12. Climbing the Moon
  13. Ant Farm
  14. Dead of Winter
  15. The Medication Is Wearing Off – E, Petralia
  16. S. You Rock My World