The Deconstruction is the twelfth studio album by American rock band Eels, released on April 6, 2018.[1] The band's twelfth studio release follows a four-year period where front man Mark Oliver "E" Everett took a hiatus from music. The album has garnered favorable reviews.
The Deconstruction is the first Eels studio album in four years; Everett was burned out after touring and recording with the band's previous releases and considered retiring from music.[2] In the interim, he made a few public performances, acted in the Netflix original series Love,[3] and went through a marriage, divorce, and the birth of his first son.[4][5] Lyrically, the album focuses on reconciliation the song "Archie Goodnight" is written for Everett's son Archie.[6][7] The songs were recorded sporadically across that time and without the intent of making an album,[6] on Everett's personal schedule.[8]
Promotion and releaseedit
When the album was announced, the title track was made available for streaming.[1] The band shared "Today Is the Day" on February 8,[9] "Premonition" on March 14,[10] and "Bone Dry" on March 28.[11] A music video for "Bone Dry" was released the same day as the album.[12]
The Deconstruction received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 72 based on 18 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[13]Under the Radar's Matt the Raven gave the album 5.5 out of 10, praising the album's wit and humor but decrying how long the album is, concluding that the release, "gets off to an energetic start with tracks that rock and inspire, ultimately there's too many tracks that don't rock, so it falls a bit short of what Eels are capable of".[20] Javi Fedrick of The Arts Desk gave the album a mixed review, praising the lush instrumentation but calling it, "disjointed as a whole".[15] In American Songwriter, Hal Horowitz gave the album 4.5 out of five stars, summing up his review, "The album is somewhat of a musical and philosophical rollercoaster. But that’s all in a day’s work for Everett who adds to his already impressive, uncompromising catalog with another expressive, rugged and diverse gem. It’s not always an easy listen but anything worthwhile generally isn’t and kudos to Everett for having the guts and musical fortitude to pull it off... as he always has."[14] In Exclaim!, Ian Gormley gave the album a six out of 10, criticizing the lyrics and summarizing his review, "For now, The Deconstruction is a rather rote and lacklustre return".[17] In a review giving two out of five stars, Dean Van Nguyen of The Irish Times called the album "more of the same", criticizing the release for not adding to Eels' prior albums, calling it a "typical Eels record to add to the stack."[18]Pitchfork's Ian Cohen wrote that, "Everett trots out his reflexive self-loathing and elementary rhyme schemes one more time, with no clear reason why" and peppers most of his review with sentences taken directly from previous Pitchfork reviews of Eels albums such as "it leaves little to the imagination for anyone who’s followed Eels to this point" and summarizing "The Deconstruction produces no eccentricity, pop smarts, orchestral creativity, or emotional revelation".[19] Jamie Otsa of Drowned in Sound gave the album a seven out of 10, agreeing that the quality was uneven, calling it, "a confusing jumble of highs and lows that perhaps reflects the chaotic nature of the mind behind the record's creation" but praising the album's many tonal and mood shifts.[16]
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External linksedit
Official website
Eels and the Radical Potential of Kindness
May 02, 2024
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The Deconstruction is the twelfth studio album by American rock band Eels released on April 6 2018 1 The band s twelfth studio release follows a four year period where front man Mark Oliver E Everett took a hiatus from music The album has garnered favorable reviews The DeconstructionStudio album by EelsReleasedApril 6 2018 2018 04 06 RecordedMay 2017 February 2018StudioThe Compound Los Feliz California U S The Pie Pasadena California U S GenreIndie rockLength42 06LabelEWorksPIASProducerEMickey PetraliaEels chronologyThe Complete DreamWorks Albums 2015 The Deconstruction 2018 Earth to Dora 2020 Contents 1 Recording 2 Promotion and release 3 Reception 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 7 References 8 External linksRecording editThe Deconstruction is the first Eels studio album in four years Everett was burned out after touring and recording with the band s previous releases and considered retiring from music 2 In the interim he made a few public performances acted in the Netflix original series Love 3 and went through a marriage divorce and the birth of his first son 4 5 Lyrically the album focuses on reconciliation the song Archie Goodnight is written for Everett s son Archie 6 7 The songs were recorded sporadically across that time and without the intent of making an album 6 on Everett s personal schedule 8 Promotion and release editWhen the album was announced the title track was made available for streaming 1 The band shared Today Is the Day on February 8 9 Premonition on March 14 10 and Bone Dry on March 28 11 A music video for Bone Dry was released the same day as the album 12 Reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic72 100 13 Review scoresSourceRatingAmerican Songwriter nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 14 The Arts Desk nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 15 Drowned in Sound7 10 16 Exclaim 6 10 17 The Irish Times nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 18 Pitchfork3 0 10 19 Under the Radar5 5 10 20 The Deconstruction received generally positive reviews from music critics At Metacritic which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics the album has an average score of 72 based on 18 reviews indicating generally favorable reviews 13 Under the Radar s Matt the Raven gave the album 5 5 out of 10 praising the album s wit and humor but decrying how long the album is concluding that the release gets off to an energetic start with tracks that rock and inspire ultimately there s too many tracks that don t rock so it falls a bit short of what Eels are capable of 20 Javi Fedrick of The Arts Desk gave the album a mixed review praising the lush instrumentation but calling it disjointed as a whole 15 In American Songwriter Hal Horowitz gave the album 4 5 out of five stars summing up his review The album is somewhat of a musical and philosophical rollercoaster But that s all in a day s work for Everett who adds to his already impressive uncompromising catalog with another expressive rugged and diverse gem It s not always an easy listen but anything worthwhile generally isn t and kudos to Everett for having the guts and musical fortitude to pull it off as he always has 14 In Exclaim Ian Gormley gave the album a six out of 10 criticizing the lyrics and summarizing his review For now The Deconstruction is a rather rote and lacklustre return 17 In a review giving two out of five stars Dean Van Nguyen of The Irish Times called the album more of the same criticizing the release for not adding to Eels prior albums calling it a typical Eels record to add to the stack 18 Pitchfork s Ian Cohen wrote that Everett trots out his reflexive self loathing and elementary rhyme schemes one more time with no clear reason why and peppers most of his review with sentences taken directly from previous Pitchfork reviews of Eels albums such as it leaves little to the imagination for anyone who s followed Eels to this point and summarizing The Deconstruction produces no eccentricity pop smarts orchestral creativity or emotional revelation 19 Jamie Otsa of Drowned in Sound gave the album a seven out of 10 agreeing that the quality was uneven calling it a confusing jumble of highs and lows that perhaps reflects the chaotic nature of the mind behind the record s creation but praising the album s many tonal and mood shifts 16 Track listing edit The Deconstruction E Koool G Murder 4 10 Bone Dry E Murder 3 42 The Quandary E 0 54 Premonition E Murder 3 12 Rusty Pipes E Murder 4 04 The Epiphany E Murder 2 18 Today Is the Day E P Boo 3 03 Sweet Scorched Earth E 3 02 Coming Back E 0 58 Be Hurt E Murder 3 59 You Are the Shining Light E Murder 3 39 There I Said It E 2 50 Archie Goodnight E 0 48 The Unanswerable E Murder 2 08 In Our Cathedral E 3 19Personnel editE guitar vocals production Koool G Murder bass guitar P Boo guitar bass guitar keyboards drums with The Deconstruction Orchestra amp ChoirCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2018 Peak position Austrian Albums O3 Austria 21 6 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 22 1 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 23 22 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 24 16 French Albums SNEP 25 19 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 26 4 Irish Albums IRMA 27 17 Italian Albums FIMI 28 96 Scottish Albums OCC 29 7 Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 30 33 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 31 5 UK Albums OCC 32 10 Year end charts edit Chart 2018 Position Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 33 42References edit a b Kaye Ben January 17 2018 Eels Announce New Album The Deconstruction Share Title Track Stream Consequence of Sound Eels Star Mr E I Was Close to Quitting Music for Good Evening Standard March 2018 Trendell Andrew April 4 2018 Eels Mark E Everett Talks His compassionate New Album and If He ll Write Another Book New Musical Express Gross Terry April 4 2018 Eels Four Year Break Led to Songs About Falling Apart Bouncing Back and Being a Dad Fresh Air NPR via WHYY FM Zimmerman Lee April 9 2018 Mark Oliver Everett and the Reconstruction of Eels Paste a b DiGiacomo Frank April 5 2018 Eels Frontman on How Fatherhood amp Trump Affected His Music and Outlook Billboard Harvilla Rob April 13 2018 The Eels Are Still Doing the Best They Can The Ringer Murray Robin April 12 2018 Today Is the Day Mr E s Deconstructed Blues Clash Serota Maggie February 8 2018 Eels Today Is the Day Spin Gaca Anna March 14 2018 Eels Premonition Spin Breihan Tom March 28 2018 Eels Bone Dry Stereogum O Connor Roisin April 6 2018 Eels Unveil an Incredible Animated Video for Bone Dry Premiere The Independent a b Reviews for The Deconstruction by Eels Metacritic Retrieved April 6 2018 a b Horowitz Hal April 4 2018 Eels The Deconstruction American Songwriter a b Fedrick Javi the March 31 2018 CD Eels The Deconstruction The Arts Desk a b Otsa Jamie April 17 2018 Eels The Deconstruction Drowned in Sound Archived from the original on April 19 2018 Retrieved April 19 2018 a b Gormley Ian April 5 2018 Eels The Deconstruction Exclaim a b Nguyen Dean Van April 6 2018 Eels The Deconstruction Review More of the Same The Irish Times a b Cohen Ian April 12 2018 Eels The Deconstruction Pitchfork a b Raven Matt the March 30 2018 Eels The Deconstruction E Works PIAS Review Under the Radar Austriancharts at Eels The Deconstruction in German Hung Medien Retrieved April 18 2018 Ultratop be Eels The Deconstruction in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved April 13 2018 Ultratop be Eels The Deconstruction in French Hung Medien Retrieved April 13 2018 Dutchcharts nl Eels The Deconstruction in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved April 13 2018 Lescharts com Eels The Deconstruction Hung Medien Retrieved April 25 2018 Offiziellecharts de Eels The Deconstruction in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved April 13 2018 Irish charts com Discography Eels Hung Medien Retrieved April 14 2018 Album Classifica settimanale WK 15 dal 2018 04 06 al 2018 04 12 in Italian Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana Retrieved April 14 2018 Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved April 14 2018 Top 100 Albumes Semana 15 del 6 4 2018 al 12 4 2018 in Spanish Productores de Musica de Espana Retrieved April 18 2018 Swisscharts com Eels The Deconstruction Hung Medien Retrieved April 18 2018 Official Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved April 14 2018 Jaaroverzichten 2018 Ultratop Retrieved December 21 2018 External links editOfficial website nbsp Eels and the Radical Potential of Kindness Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Deconstruction amp oldid 1215458617, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
