Time to indulge in a good tradition: launching the weekend with a fresh dose of news from the Rock Werchter Festival (Belgium). Earlier this week London Grammar and Jack White already were announced for the festival. Today another five great names are added to the bill: Snow Patrol, Eels, Fleet Foxes, Khalid and Marshmello.

Snow Patrol return after a long break. The band’s seventh album -follow up to Fallen Empires...

EELS have had one of the most consistently acclaimed careers in music. The ever-changing project of principal singer/songwriter Mark Oliver Everett, aka E, EELS have released 10 studio albums since their 1996 debut, Beautiful Freak. Mojo Magazine calls Everett “a member of rock’s very own League of Extraordinary Gentlemen,” while legendary troubadour Tom Waits says he “eagerly awaits each new release.” In 2008 Everett published his highly acclaimed book Things...

EELS have had one of the most consistently acclaimed careers in music. The ever-changing project of principal singer/songwriter Mark Oliver Everett, aka E, EELS have released 10 studio albums since their 1996 debut, Beautiful Freak. Mojo Magazine calls Everett “a member of rock's very own League of Extraordinary Gentlemen,” while legendary troubadour Tom Waits says he “eagerly awaits each new release.” In 2008 Everett published his highly-acclaimed book Things the...

“No Deal’s atmosphere lurks in the same place as This Mortal Coil’s Lynchian glow, Portishead’s sinister authority, and Mark Hollis of Talk Talk’s smoky self-titled solo album” **** The Guardian
On a line between a beats-free Portishead and a subtle union of the voices of June Christy and Mahalia Jackson” **** MOJO
“…invokes the emotional candour of Nina Simone. Spellbinding stuff” **** Record Collector 
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“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

EELS perform a live version of “Millicent Don’t Blame Yourself” on Nigel Godrich’s “From the Basement” show, see it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2CEIBckUw4 .

The studio version of the song is from the bonus disc for the band’s new album The Cautionary...

The new album from singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and EELS front man Mark Oliver Everett (aka E) is being described as “an extraordinarily vivid and intimate document of a personal struggle.” The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett marks 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...

In celebration of the release of their new album The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett on April 21, Eels will set off on a North American and European tour, kicking off in Austin on May 16 with stops in New York, Los Angeles, Paris and London’s Royal Albert Hall - please see below for list of complete dates.

The new album from singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and Eels front man Mark...

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EELS are set to release The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett on April 22. The introspective new 13 track album from the ever-changing project of singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mark Oliver Everett (aka E) is being described as "an extraordinarily vivid and intimate document of a personal struggle."

The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett marks the 11th full-length release for EELS, whose debut Beautiful Freak was released in 1996. Everett has embarked on a...