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Eels' Mark Oliver Everett Reflects On Life In Constant Motion

"It's a very natural process for me to write a song where there's absolutely no filter and really get down and peel all the different layers of the onion until I get to the heart of the matter," says Everett. Gus Black/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Eels' Mark Oliver Everett Reflects On Life In Constant Motion

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During a recent hiatus from music, Eels founder Mark Oliver Everett got married, got divorced and, at the age of 54, had a son. His latest album, The Deconstruction, is a reflection of it all.

Eels' 4-Year Break Led To Songs About Falling Apart, Bouncing Back And Being A Dad

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Eels: A 'Wonderful, Glorious' Look At Life

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Eels: A 'Wonderful, Glorious' Look At Life

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Mark Oliver Everett's moody, confessional rock group plays songs and discusses its new album.

Eels: A 'Wonderful, Glorious' Look At Life

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A Wolfman Sings His 'Songs Of Desire'

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Hombre Lobo is the first studio album in five years by the act known as Eels. Frontman Mark Oliver Everett — better known to his fans as "E" — turns in what he calls "12 songs of desire."

A Wolfman Sings His 'Songs Of Desire'

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Eels: Finding Danger With 'Hombre Lobo'

Mark Oliver Everett is the creative force behind the rock band Eels. Since the group's debut album in 1996, Everett has made moody rock music with rough edges and tuneful melodies. That tradition continues on Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire, the band's first album in four years.

Eels: Finding Danger With 'Hombre Lobo'

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World Cafe

Eels: Return Of The Wolfman

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Mark Oliver Everett, known on stage as E, is the lynchpin behind Eels' long and eclectic career. A self-taught musician, Everett has used songwriting as a creative and emotional outlet to cope with deaths in his family. Eels' new album, Hombre Lobo, explores primal instinct, isolation and desire through the voice of an outcast character.

Eels: Return Of The Wolfman

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The Eels, Breaking Out the 'Blinking Lights'

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Since their formation in the mid-1990s, the Eels have gone on to release six stellar albums including their latest, Blinking Lights and Other Revelations. Recording for the album was done mostly in a Los Angeles basement.

Eels in-studio on World Cafe - 08/11/2005

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