Extreme Witchcraft

Extreme Witchcraft, the band's 14th full-length, finds Mark Oliver Everett cutting loose but misplacing his knack for precision songcraft

Fuzzed-up garage rock and sonic throwbacks to 'Souljacker' abound on Eel's fourteenth studio album, but occasionally its spell-casting misses the mark

As freewheeling as Eels have sounded since ‘Souljacker’.

After 2020’s disappointing Earth to Dora, it’s good to hear EELS rockin’ again on their 14th studio album, Extreme Witchcraft. But instead of the quirky, offbeat craftiness and the energetic, often spooky, guitar riffs of earlier releases, this one’s more of a straight-up rocker.

The many incarnations and iterations of Eels have produced a galaxy of work, all spiralling around the central star – or should that be black

Eels 'Extreme Witchcraft Album Review by Greg Walker. The project's forthcoming release drops on January 21, via PIAS/E Works

Album Reviews: Eels - Extreme Witchcraft

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