Daisies Of The Galaxy (180g Gatefold LP)

 
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Daisies Of The Galaxy (180g Gatefold LP)

[ Geffen Records / LP ]

Release Date: Friday 6 November 2015

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180 Gram Vinyl reissue with Download of 'Daisies Of The Galaxy' which was first released in 2000. Eels burst out to prominence with 1996's witty, bold paean to geekdom 'Beautiful Freak', which matched black humour with bold arrangements and catchy melodies. Its follow-up, 'Electro Shock Blues' - written against the backdrop of the suicide of frontman E's sister and the terminal disease afflicting his mother - was beautiful, but its bleak content proved too naked for fans of hits like 'Novocaine For The Soul' and 'Susan's House'. 'Daisies Of The Galaxy' pulls back from the abyss to which E took his music having lighter arrangements and more of his quirky lyricism. The themes are largely unchanged - his mother died during the making of the album and it opens with a track, 'Grace Kelly's Blues', which recalls a New Orleans funeral - but Daisies also meditates on escape ('Packing Blankets') and desire ('Jeannie's Diary'). The pervading sense of loneliness and loss clings nevertheless, notably on the deeply moving ballad 'It's A Motherfucker' ("being here without you"). It can't all be sweetness and light.

Tracks:

Grace Kelly Blues
Packing Blankets
The Sound Of Fear
I Like Birds
Daisies Of The Galaxy
Flyswatter
It's A MotherF**ker
Estate Sale
Tiger In My Tank
A Daisy Through Concrete
Jeannie's Diary
Wooden Nickles
Something Is Sacred
Selective Memory
Mr. E's Beautiful Blues