EELS RELEASE FOURTEENTH ALBUM ‘EXTREME WITCHCRAFT’ VIA PIAS/E WORKS RECORDS
EELS frontperson and songwriter E (a.k.a. Mark Oliver Everett) has teamed up with with PJ Harvey producer and guitarist John Parish to co produce Extreme Witchcraft, marking the first time the two have recorded together since 2001’s Souljacker album.
The album is already receiving extensive critical praise:
MOJO states “Extreme Witchcraft works magic”, the New York Times praise the album as “succinct, dry-eyed and well aware of life’s ironies”, DIY Magazine declares “honest to god rock and roll”, where Rolling Stone UK saw “a record fuelled by audible joy”, Uncut herald “wit, tunes and third-degree self awareness” and CLASH applaud the “Eels at their most playful… it more than delivers”
You can check out single ‘Strawberries and Popcorn’ below:
On working with John Parish, E comments: “John Parish is one of the most even-tempered, polite people I’ve ever met. A true gentleman. Actually, he’s probably THE most polite person I’ve ever met. But when he gets into the studio he becomes a mad scientist. If you make music with John Parish, you get stuff no one else does. He has a really unique toolbox and musical outlook. Perhaps his politeness is a coping mechanism to keep Mr. Hyde under control when he’s out of his laboratory.”
EELS are also set for their upcoming Spring, 2022 Lockdown Hurricane tour of Europe and North America, starting March 11 in Belfast; get tickets HERE.
EELS have had one of the most consistently acclaimed careers in music. The ever-changing project of principal singer/songwriter E (Mark Oliver Everett), EELS have released 13 studio albums since their 1996 debut, Beautiful Freak. In 2008, E published his highly acclaimed book Things the Grandchildren Should Know and starred in the award-winning Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives documentary about the search to understand his quantum physicist father, Hugh Everett III. 2020’s Earth To Dora album, received extensive critical praise, and was described as “their sweetest natured album ever” by The Independent and awarded four stars in MOJO and NME.
Upcoming UK Tour Dates
Telegraph Building, Belfast, UK — March 11
Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland — March 12
Roundhouse, London, UK — March 14
Albert Hall, Manchester, UK — March 15
Barrowland, Glasgow, UK — March 16
Rock City, Nottingham, UK — March 17
02 Guildhall, Southampton, UK — March 18
