LP - 180g Black Vinyl housed in a Gatefold Sleeve.
EELS is an American alternative rock band, formed in California in 1995 by singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mark Oliver Everett, known by the stage name "E." Band members have changed across the years, both in the studio and on stage, making Everett the only official member for most of the band's work. Often filled with themes about family, death and lost love, EELS' music straddles a wide range of genres, which is evidenced by the distinct musical style of every album.
180 Gram Vinyl reissue of 'Daisies Of The Galaxy' which was first released in 2000. Eels burst out to prominence with 1996's witty, bold paean to geekdom 'Beautiful Freak', which matched black humour with bold arrangements and catchy melodies. Its follow-up, 'Electro Shock Blues' - written against the backdrop of the suicide of frontman E's sister and the terminal disease afflicting his mother - was beautiful, but its bleak content proved too naked for fans of hits like 'Novocaine For The Soul' and 'Susan's House'. 'Daisies Of The Galaxy' pulls back from the abyss to which E took his music having lighter arrangements and more of his quirky lyricism. The themes are largely unchanged - his mother died during the making of the album and it opens with a track, 'Grace Kelly's Blues', which recalls a New Orleans funeral - but Daisies also meditates on escape ('Packing Blankets') and desire ('Jeannie's Diary'). The pervading sense of loneliness and loss clings nevertheless, notably on the deeply moving ballad 'It's A Motherfucker' ("being here without you"). It can't all be sweetness and light.
Tracklist:
A1. Grace Kelly Blues
A2. Packing Blankets
A3. The Sound Of Fear
A4. I Like Birds
A5. Daisies Of The Galaxy
A6. Flyswatter
A7. It's A Motherfucker
B1. Estate Sale
B2. Tiger In My Tank
B3. A Daisy Through Concrete
B4. Jeannie's Diary
B5. Wooden Nickels
B6. Something Is Sacred
B7. Selective Memory
B8. Mr. E's Beautiful Blues