Rating: éééé1/2
Genre: Post Grunge
Demographics: Essentially a one man writing crew on their first 11 albums, this is the first time "E" (born in Virginia) involved the whole band in the writing. They've been around since '96 and had songs in both the Shrek soundtracks.
This is far and away my favorite album this year. Citing influences including the Beatles, Elvis Costello and Todd Rundgren, they had a great foundation. But this is my favorite Eels album, too.
There are so many great songs here. I recommend the following:
- New Alphabet - Funky and dark. My favorite song on the album.
- Kinda Fuzzy - Super-cool bass line and as smooth as E gets on a rocker.
- Open My Present - Great guitar solo and E's rasp are killer.
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