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eels’ Release Video From The Cautionary Tales Of Mark Oliver Everett
EELS’ MUSIC VIDEO FOR “MISTAKES OF MY YOUTH” PREMIERES AT NPR
THE CAUTIONARY TALES OF MARK OLIVER EVERETT
OUT APRIL 22
TOUR KICKS OFF MAY 14
“One of the most prolific, adventurous and moving songwriters of the past decade”
—Q Magazine
“That rarest thing in contemporary pop: a unique sound”—The New Yorker
“A consistently astounding career”—Uncut
NPR Music is premiering the video for EELS track “Mistakes Of My Youth” from The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett, out April 22 on E Works/Pias. Watch the video via NPR (http://youtu.be/it8bSb-THFI).
To celebrate the release, the band will set off on a North American and European tour, kicking off in Phoenix on May 14 with stops in New York, Los Angeles, London and Paris; Chelsea Wolfe will open on most U.S. dates. Please see below for complete tour details.
The introspective new 13-track release from the ever-changing project of singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mark Oliver Everett (aka E) is described as “an extraordinarily vivid and intimate document of a personal struggle.” Stereogum recently premiered the new album track “Agatha Chang” at http://bit.ly/MbAwN6 and Paste premiered “Mistakes of My Youth” at http://bit.ly/1e6s0qe, track listing follows. The album 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.
The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everettmarks 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 PBS’ Nova series.
Watch the album trailer for The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett here: