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The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett
Rock · 2014 · 26 tracks · 1h 18m

The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett

EELS

Stripped-back chamber folk and piano ballads exploring the anatomy of regret. A quiet, orchestral autopsy of a man's own mistakes and missed connections.

April 17, 2014 · E Works Records

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A dignified and deeply vulnerable exploration of self-inflicted loneliness and the beauty found in accountability.

Tracklist · 26 Tracks · 1h 18m
01
Where I’m At
1:42
01
To Dig It
0:31
02
Lonesome Lockdown Hurricane
3:27
02
Parallels
3:16
03
Bow Out
2:47
03
Lockdown Hurricane
3:30
04
Agatha Chang
3:28
04
A Good Deal
3:09
05
Good Morning Bright Eyes
2:41
05
A Swallow in the Sun
3:37
06
Millicent Don’t Blame Yourself
2:47
06
Where I’m From
2:49
07
Thanks I Guess
3:00
07
Series of Misunderstandings
3:23
08
On the Ropes (Live WNYC)
3:19
08
Kindred Spirit
2:54
09
Accident Prone (Live WNYC)
2:56
09
Gentlemen’s Choice
2:36
10
I’m Your Brave Little Soldier (Live WNYC)
2:36
10
Dead Reckoning
2:28
11
Fresh Feeling (Live KCRW)
3:53
11
Answers
2:39
12
Mistakes of My Youth
4:57
12
Trouble with Dreams
3:42
13
Where I’m Going
3:04
13
Oh Well (Live KCRW)
3:36
Moments Worth Listening For
the swell of mournful strings that elevates the stark acoustic skeleton of Lockdown Hurricane
the devastatingly honest lyrical turn in Mistakes of My Youth where the orchestration builds into a rare moment of grandiosity
the way the woodwinds flutter like nervous breath during the intimate storytelling of Agatha Chang
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett sound next to the rest of EELS's catalogue?

Stripped Back+1.5σ

The production is pushed notably harder into stripped back than this artist usually allows.

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