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8.0
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Uncut
It’s E’s lyrics that are the true, bitter joy of this record, sacrificing nothing of their wit in pursuit of heartbreaking, heartbroken directness
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8.0
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The Guardian
The garage rock is fun, but the mesmeric admissions of loneliness and failings make this one to return to
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8.0
1843
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Clash
E never fails to entrance with his tales of trials and tribulations overcome in the pursuit of his art – and if you’ve fallen the once, you’ve no choice but to fall again for the charms of this brilliant collection
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8.0
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Evening Standard
The most pertinent reminder that he could effortlessly craft straight pop if the mood took him
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8.0
1849
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The Independent
As ever, he approaches his concerns with intelligence, wit and self-knowledge, allied to a deceptively unassuming melodic appeal
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8.0
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State
Inundated with household sound effects, spoken word and gentile, snails-pace tracks, rarely has a break up album been so easy to relate to
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8.0
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Blurt
...this is by far the Eels' darkest work since 1998's Electro-Shock Blues...and their best album to date
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8.0
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Under The Radar
This may not be Eels' best record, but it's damn close to it, and a uniquely idiosyncratic deposit in an increasingly diverse discography that's getting harder and harder to ignore
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8.0
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FasterLouder
End Times is a record that should come with a bottle of hard liquor, a TV tuned to static and an old couch to slump on
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8.0
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No Ripcord
In addition to the frayed-edges garage rock, E includes many songs to be held gently in cupped hands, and as always these quiet moments of poignancy work the best
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7.0
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Drowned In Sound
This emotional rollercoaster of an album has a few cleverly disguised clichés similar to 'emotional rollercoaster' embedded in the music and lyrics. So where 'Lilac Breeze' nods to ‘Jailhouse Rock’ (the remix featuring E-lvis), ‘Tremendous Dynamite’ is a Doors-y Sixties time-warp
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7.0
1844
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
These tales of frustrated desire are vividly sketched, with the Eels delivering muddy roadhouse rockers
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7.0
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PopMatters
The lyrics could be interpreted as some of Everett’s most confessional yet
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6.0
1840
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Spin
A familiar arsenal of winsome melodies and elegant string arrangements.
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4.6
1848
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Pitchfork
The tracks on Hombre Lobo that aren't juke-joint pastiche sink into Everett's comfort zone of impotent longing, the trouble with dreams, and the general shittiness of putting your faith in other people
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3.6
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Pitchfork
[The album] meanders aimlessly through 14 songs that sound like 28. How's that for existential crisis? Stuck in a never-ending Eels album
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