End Times (album) explained

End Times
Type:studio
Artist:Eels
Cover:Eels - End Times.jpg
Alt:A line drawing of a middle-aged Caucasian man with a long white beard wearing a cap and jacket.
Recorded:December 2008 – August 2009
Studio:OneHitsville, U.S.A.; Los Feliz, California, United States
Genre:Indie rock
Length:39:56
Label:Vagrant, E Works
Producer:Mark Oliver Everett
Prev Title:Hombre Lobo
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:Tomorrow Morning
Next Year:2010

End Times is the eighth studio album by American rock band Eels released on January 19, 2010.[1] End Times is the second in a trilogy of concept albums starting with 2009's Hombre Lobo and finishing with Tomorrow Morning, released later in 2010.

Content

The album was self-produced by frontman Mark Oliver Everett and focuses on themes of divorce and aging.[2] The cover was designed by Adrian Tomine.

Release

End Times was released on January 19, 2010. The album was also released in a deluxe edition with a bonus EP.

The music video for "Little Bird" was released on YouTube through the official Eels channel in November 2009 and "In My Younger Days" in December 2009. The single for "A Line in the Dirt" backed with "Little Bird" was released through Eels' online store on January 13, 2010.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eels Reveal New Album Art, Tracklist . Tom Breihan . . October 20, 2009 . October 20, 2009.
  2. Web site: Eels To Release Another Album . Paul. Cashmere . Paul Cashmere . Paul Cashmere Media . October 19, 2009 . October 20, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091024150922/http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=9278_Eels_To_Release_Another_Album . October 24, 2009 . dead .