Stream EELS’, HOMBRE LOBO For Free
It’s been about four years since we’ve seen a release from EELS. The last album, BLINKING LIGHTS AND OTHER REVELATIONS dealt with the human spirit. If that’s the case, then HOMBRE LOBO probably deals with something more along the lines of an animal instinct.
“I didn’t want to write a bunch of blatantly autobiographical songs about a lonely old indie rocker, so I thought it would be more interesting if it came from this character,” says Mark Oliver Everett, the man who makes up EELS, in regards to the nature of HOMBRE LOBO.
This new album features twelve songs that come from the point of view of a man struggling with his inner self. That’s a battle we’ve all been a part of, therefore I’m sure it’s an album that we can all connect to in one way or another. The track arrangement of HOMBRE LOBO takes turns that you can’t legally make on the expressway. In some tracks, the character that Everett has produced for us, takes us on rides where he’s looking for his own ways around life, and in other instances, he turns to his natural instincts to guide him through his journey. There are so many forks in the road along the way that you just hope you don’t end up alone in the end.
Everett says that this album is about “what steers you to want to not be alone,” and how at times, “your instincts [can] become unbearable.” Well, we’ll help out your inner-instincts just this one time. Don’t fight the urge to stream HOMBRE LOBO for free on EELS’ MySpace page from now until it releases on Tuesday.
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