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| Released | June 7, 2024 | |||
| Recorded | September 2023 – February 2024 | |||
| Length | 41:04 | |||
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Eels Time! is the fifteenth studio album by American indie rock band Eels. It was released on June 7, 2024, through E Works/PIAS Recordings.
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, Los Angeles and 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]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Time" | Mark Oliver Everett | Everett | Everett | 2:25 |
| 2. | "We Won't See Her Like Again" | Everett |
| Everett | 3:03 |
| 3. | "Goldy" |
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| 4:08 |
| 4. | "Sweet Smile" | Everett | Everett | Everett | 3:28 |
| 5. | "Haunted Hero" | Everett |
| Ritter | 2:51 |
| 6. | "If I'm Gonna Go Anywhere" | Everett |
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| 4:23 |
| 7. | "And You Run" | Everett | Everett |
| 3:40 |
| 8. | "Lay with the Lambs" |
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| 3:31 |
| 9. | "Song for You Know Who" |
| Everett |
| 2:17 |
| 10. | "I Can't Believe It's True" | Everett |
| Everett | 3:56 |
| 11. | "On the Bridge" | Everett |
| Everett | 3:17 |
| 12. | "Let's Be Lucky" |
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| 4:05 |
| Total length: | 41:04 | ||||
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| 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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