EELS' new album "Extreme Witchcraft" out today to critical acclaim; new "Strawberries & Popcorn" lyric video debuts

EELS’ NEW ALBUM EXTREME WITCHCRAFT OUT NOW VIA PIAS/E WORKS RECORDS CO-PRODUCED BY E & JOHN PARISH NEW “STRAWBERRIES & POPCORN” LYRIC VIDEO DEBUTS TODAY TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW FOR SPRING 2022 LOCKDOWN HURRICANE TOUR Photo Credit: Gus Black January 28, 2021—EELS’ highly anticipated fourteenth studio album Extreme Witchcraft is out now via PIAS and the band’s own E Works Records. Check out the new “Strawberries & Popcorn” lyric video HERE and stream/order the album HERE. EELS frontperson and songwriter E (a.k.a. Mark Oliver Everett) co-produced Extreme Witchcraft with PJ Harvey producer and guitarist John Parish, marking the first time the two have recorded together since 2001’s Souljacker album. Extreme Witchcraft is already receiving extensive critical praise: “A fuzz-toned guitar riff and a snappy beat carry ‘Good Night on Earth,’ a quintessential Eels song: hoarse, succinct, dry-eyed and well aware of life’s ironies.” “E and Parish are an unstoppable pair, cranking out tight, melodic, indie/pop-rocking, crackling with imagination, and jolted by inspired production twists you’ll never see coming.” “one of the most rollicking, down-and-dirty blues records [EELS have] ever made” “Satisfyingly layered in a way that evokes Everett’s best, most complex work…The catharsis of Mark Oliver Everett yelling ‘Make it what it isn’t!’ in response to the miserable status quo of 2022 is something to savor. Maybe that’s the version of Everett that we need right now.” “Featuring fuzzed-out guitars, the propulsive ‘Good Night on Earth’ offers up an optimistic outlook in the face of adversity.” “‘The Magic’ is essentially an Eels take on a garage-rock song. It’s got a swaggering, distorted riff and some well-timed organ interjections. Everett sings everything in a detached deadpan, but this one has some teeth.” “damn good songwriting, plain and simple” “Extreme Witchcraft works magic.” ★★★★ Says E: “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. Extreme Witchcraft Tracklist 1. Amateur Hour 2. Good Night On Earth 3. Strawberries & Popcorn 4. Steam Engine 5. Grandfather Clock Strikes Twelve 6. Stumbling Bee 7. The Magic 8. Better Living Through Desperation 9. So Anyway 10. What It Isn’t 11. Learning While I Lose 12. I Know You’re Right   album artwork Upcoming 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 Zenith, Munich, Germany — March 21 Palladium, Cologne, Germany — March 22 Edel-Optics Arena, Hamburg, Germany — March 23 Verti Music Hall, Berlin, Germany — March 25 La Cartonnerie, Reims, France — March 27 Salle Pleyel, Paris, France – March 28 Les Docks, Lausanne, Switzerland — March 30 Hall 622, Zurich, Switzerland — March 31 Live Club, Trezzo sull’Adda, Milan, Italy — April 1 Estragon, Bologna, Italy — April 2 Akvarium Klub, Budapest, Hungary — April 4 Gasometer, Vienna, Austria — April 5 Forest National, Brussels, Belgium — April 7 AFAS Live, Amsterdam, Netherlands — April 8 Razzmatazz, Barcelona, Spain — April 10 Auditorio, Vigo, Spain — April 12 La Riviera, Madrid, Spain — April 13 Belly Up, San Diego, CA — May 8 Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA — May 9 The UC Theatre, Berkeley, CA — May 10 The Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA — May 12 Revolution Hall, Portland, OR — May 13 Metro Music Bar, Salt Lake City, UT — May 15 Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO — May 16 Liberty Hall, Lawrence, KS — May 18 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN — May 19 Metro, Chicago, IL — May 20 Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, Munhall (Pittsburgh), PA — May 21 Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA — May 22 Webster Hall, New York, NY — May 24 The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD — May 25 Keswick Theatre, Glenside (Philadelphia), PA — May 26 Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro, NC — May 27 Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA — May 28 FIND EELS ONLINE Facebook | Instagram | Spotify | Twitter | Website