This collection of songs marked a return to a more direct, upbeat, and sometimes anthemic style for Eels, a welcome contrast to the sparser arrangements of recent work.
- The album was produced by Eels frontman Mark Oliver Everett and Paul Cosgrove. It was Eels' tenth studio album. The album title is drawn from the lyrics of the song "New Alphabet Generation."
- The album peaked at number 84 on the UK Albums Chart. The lead single, "Agnes E. DeVore," was released on January 7, 2013. The album was released on February 4, 2013.
- "Wonderful, Glorious" was recorded in Los Angeles, California. The album was released by [PIAS] Cooperative. It represents a more guitar-driven and optimistic sound for the band.
Eels are the long-running project of Northern Californian musician Mark Oliver Everett III. They emerged in the mid-1990s as purveyors of melancholic, idiosyncratic indie rock. In 2013, Eels were a decade and a half into their career, having long since shed any association with a specific scene or trend.
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