EELS TIME!

"Eels Time!" contents the great opener "Time" which is appropriate to promise an interesting and spellbounding album, already the 15th studio album of E (Mark Oliver Everett) with the band named Eels. Now one could ask oneself: "How much Eels does a guy need?" And one could rate "Eels Time!" under this particular perspective, because the full album doesn't live up with the opener in the long run. I think there are better Eels albums from earlier periods such as the surprising debut "Beautiful Freak", the overwhelming "Electro-Shock Blues" and "Blinking Lights and Other Revelations" or one of my favourites "Daisies of the Galaxy". But if you like Eels, you will also like the 2024 album. Hints: the above mentioned opener "Time", the lively "Sweet Smile" and "I Can't Believe It's True" with its beautiful tune.