Eels Time!

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Eels Time!
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 7, 2024 (2024-06-07)
RecordedSeptember 2023 – February 2024
Studio
Length41:04
Label
Producer
Eels chronology
Eels So Good: Essential Eels, Vol. 2 (2007–2020)
(2023)
Eels Time!
(2024)
Singles from Eels Time!
  1. "Time"
    Released: February 29, 2024

Eels Time! is the 15th studio album by the American indie rock band Eels. It was released on June 7, 2024, through E Works/PIAS Recordings.

Contents

Background

Eels Time! features 12 tracks and was written by lead member Mark Oliver Everett [1] at their first in-person sessions following the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] It was recorded between Los Feliz, Hollywood Los Angeles and Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland, and features contributions from various artists, including Koool G Murder, The Chet, Tyson Ritter, and Sean Coleman. On February 29, 2024, the band announced Eels Time! and released the lead single "Time" alongside the news. [3] The semi-titular opening "balmy acoustic number" is a track about the concept of time. [4]

Track listing

Eels Time! track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Time" Mark Oliver Everett Everett E 2:25
2."We Won't See Her Like Again"Everett
E3:03
3."Goldy"
  • Everett
  • Ritter
  • E
  • Ritter
4:08
4."Sweet Smile"EverettEverettE3:28
5."Haunted Hero"Everett
  • Everett
  • Ritter
Ritter2:51
6."If I'm Gonna Go Anywhere"Everett
  • Everett
  • Ritter
  • E
  • Ritter
4:23
7."And You Run"EverettEverett
  • E
  • Sean Coleman
3:40
8."Lay with the Lambs"
  • Everett
  • Ritter
  • Everett
  • James Larner
  • Ritter
  • E
  • Ritter
3:31
9."Song for You Know Who"
  • Everett
  • Ritter
Everett
  • E
  • Ritter
2:17
10."I Can't Believe It's True"Everett
  • Everett
  • Koool G Murder
E3:56
11."On the Bridge"Everett
  • Everett
  • Larner
  • Ritter
E3:17
12."Let's Be Lucky"
  • Everett
  • Ritter
  • Everett
  • Coleman
  • E
  • Ritter
4:05
Total length:41:04

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Eels Time!
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [5] 17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [6] 16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [7] 24
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] 24
Scottish Albums (OCC) [9] 16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 18
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [11] 21
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [12] 5

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