Mark Everett of Eels: ‘It’s weird being a father when you’re older than your father ever was’
The singer-songwriter Eels answers your questions on grief, quantum physics and whether his mum said he was a ‘great mistake’
February 2023
The reader interview
Post your questions for E from Eels
Would you like to know which of his famously sardonic lyrics is his favourite, how Eels landed on their unique sound or what he’s looking forward to playing most on their upcoming tour? Now’s your chance to ask
January 2022
On my radar
On my radar: Mark Oliver Everett’s cultural highlights
The Eels frontman on a biography of Vampira, a Pixar triumph and the glory of Bobbie Gentry
December 2016
Readers recommend
Readers recommend playlist: your songs about finishing
It’s not quite the end of the world as we know it, with a playlist including Alice Cooper, Eels, Speech Debelle and the Sundays. And, as you’d hope, it rounds itself off nicely
October 2015
Music blog
The song never remains the same: 11 versions of Eels' My Beloved Monster
Mark Oliver Everett’s 1996 album track became a staple of Eels’ live shows, and a new career-spanning box set lets us anatomise its dynamics
November 2014
On my radar
On my radar: Harry Hill’s cultural highlights
The comedian tells Kathryn Bromwich about Tim Pigott-Smith as Prince Charles, Revolutionary Road, the rock band Eels and the magic of Gogglebox
May 2014
Eels' E on Journey's Steve Perry: 'He started showing up to rehearsals'
Journey frontman Steve Perry breaks 19-year silence
April 2014
What you should hear this week
Why Eels' The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett is the one album you should hear this week – video review
Alexis Petridis recommends the 11th album by Eels, a self-lacerating look at the relationship-related 'assholery' of singer-songwriter Mark Oliver Everett
The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett review – Eels in confessional mood
The Eels frontman returns to more familiar territory after the rockier sounds of Wonderful, Glorious, writes Phil Mongredien
Eels: The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett review – 'Familiarly bleak ground'
Mark Everett's got a broken heart again – and he's venturing nowhere new with this regretful collection
August 2013
This week's new tracks
Cavern Of Anti-Matter, Eels, Pet Shop Boys: this week's new tracks
The swimming blog
My top 10 swimming songs
March 2013
Eels – review
Anyone who came to see Eels hoping for a heavy dose of despair might well grumble, as good vibes and light comedy reign, writes Malcolm Jack
February 2013
Eels: Wonderful, Glorious – review
Mark Everett remains in unusually high spirits on Eels' impressive 10th album, writes Phil Mongredien
January 2013
Eels: Wonderful, Glorious – review
Suns shine, gifts are tied with little pink bows – and it's all delivered in a growl so jittery and aggressive that gentleness is obliterated, writes Maddy Costa
The Guardian's Music Podcast
Music Weekly podcast: Mark "E" Everett of Eels, the down-low on Kelly Rowland. Plus Bytches With Problems
The Eels frontman talks to us about beard power. Plus the Hidden Treasure of Bytches and Kelly Rowland's latest sauce
Music blog
Which albums are you looking forward to in 2013?
Open thread: With the new year still in its infancy, let us know which releases you're most anticipating in the coming months
April 2012
M Ward: A Wasteland Companion – review
Back in solo mode, Matthew Ward delivers another fine set of Americana, writes PhilMongredien
July 2011
Eels – review
Everett has garnered a reputation as a master of morose, but his spirits have taken a turn for the better, writes Ian Gittins
