The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett, the new album from EELS, is streaming ahead if its release next week. Stream the album, out April 21 on E Works/Pias, sroll down to stream.
The new album from singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and EELS front man Mark Oliver Everett (aka E) is being described as “an extraordinarily vivid and intimate document of a personal struggle.” Q Magazine have called the record a 'a genuine tear-jerker’ and Uncut have described it as 'close to perfect'.
The album is available for pre-order at http://eelstheband.com/stores.php and will be released in a deluxe 26 track 2 CD edition and a double 12 inch clear vinyl edition (with 13 bonus tracks on vinyl as well); both editions include a free download.
In celebration of the album’s release, EELS recently announced a North American and European tour, kicking off in Austin on May 16 with stops in New York, Los Angeles, Paris and London’s Royal Albert Hall - please see below for list of complete dates.
The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett marks the 11th full-length release for EELS, whose debut Beautiful Freak was released in 1996. In addition to the recordings, Everett has embarked on a number of non-musical projects as well including his acclaimed book Things the Grandchildren Should Know and the multiple-award winning Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives documentary film about Everett and his quantum physicist father, Hugh Everett III, broadcast on the BBC.
EELS UK tour dates
June 2014
15 Oxford, UK New Theatre
16 Manchester, UK Bridgewater Hall
17 Glasgow, UK Royal Concert House
18 Cambridge, UK Corn Exchange
19 Bexhill, UK De La Warr Pavillion
30 London, UK Royal Albert Hall
July 2014 - Just Added!
24 London, England Barbican
25 Bristol, England Colston Hall
26 Gateshead, England Sage
EELS FULL TOUR DATES
May 2014
16 Austin, TX Paramount Theater
17 Houston, TX House of Blues
19 Dallas, TX Strass Square
21 Denver, CO Gothic Theater
23 St. Louis, MO Sheldon Concert Hall
24 Chicago, IL The Vic Theater
25 St. Paul, MN Fitzgerald Theater
27 Toronto, ON Winter Garden Theatre
28 Montreal, QC The Virgin Mobile Corona Theater
29 Boston, MA Berklee Performance Center
30 Philadelphia, PA Keswick Theatre
31 Washington, DC The Lincoln Theater
June 2014
1 New York, NY The Apollo Theater
3 Detroit, MI Royal Oak Music Theater
4 Madison, WI Barrymore Theater
7 Seattle, WA The Moore Theater
8 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
9 Seattle, WA The Moore Theater
10 San Francisco, CA Palace of Fine Arts Theatre
11 Los Angeles, CA The Orpheum Theater
15 Oxford, UK New Theatre
16 Manchester, UK Bridgewater Hall
17 Glasgow, UK Royal Concert House
18 Cambridge, UK Corn Exchange
19 Bexhill, UK De La Warr Pavillion
21 Linz, Austria Posthof
22 Vienna, Austria Konzerthaus
24 Berlin, Germany Tempodrome
25 Amsterdam, Holland Konzertgebauw
27 Rottendam, Holland Doelen
28 Eindhoven, Holland Naked Song Festival
30 London, UK Royal Albert Hall
July 2014
1 Dublin, Ireland Olympia
4 Werchter, Belgium Werchter Festival
5 Groningen, Holland Stadsschouwburg
7 Zurick, Switzerland Kongress Haus
8 Luxembourg Grand Theatre
10 Paris, France Days Off Festival
11 Toulouse, France Bikini
12 Barcelona, Spain Teatre Grec
14 Madrid, Spain Circo Price
17 Florence, Italy Teartro Romano di Fiesole
18 Milan, Italy Auditorium di Milano
20 Antwerp, Belgium Rivierenhof - JUST ADDED
21 Antwerp, Belgium Rivierenhof - JUST ADDED
22 Hamburg, Germany Laeiszhalle - JUST ADDED
24 London, England Barbican - JUST ADDED
25 Bristol, England Colston Hall - JUST ADDED
26 Gateshead, England Sage - JUST ADDED
EELS
The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett
1. Where I’m At
2. Parallels
3. Lockdown Hurricane
4. Agatha Chang
5. A Swallow in the Sun
6. Where I’m From
7. Series of Misunderstandings
8. Kindred Spirit
9. Gentleman’s Choice
10. Dead Reckoning
11. Answers
12. Mistakes of My Youth
13. Where I’m Going
Deluxe Edition 13 Track Bonus Disc
1. To Dig It
2. Lonely Lockdown Hurricane
3. Bow Out
4. A Good Deal
5. Good Morning Bright Eyes
6. Millicent Don't Blame Yourself
7. Thanks I Guess
8. On The Ropes (LIVE WNYC)
9. Accident Prone (LIVE WNYC)
10. I'm Your Brave Little Soldier (LIVE WNYC)
11. Fresh Feeling (LIVE KCRW)
12. Trouble With Dreams (LIVE KCRW)
13. Oh Well (LIVE KCRW)
