The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett | ||||
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Studio album by Eels | ||||
Released | April 21, 2014 | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 40:25 | |||
Label | E Works | |||
Producer | E | |||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 70/100 |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Consequence of Sound | D+ |
The Guardian | |
The Independent | |
NME | 7/10 |
The Observer | |
Paste | 8.9/10 |
PopMatters | 6/10 |
Slant | |
Under the Radar | 5.5/10 |
The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett is the eleventh studio album by American indie pop band Eels, released in 2014 by record label E Works. The album was produced by frontman Mark Oliver Everett.
Phil Mongredien of The Observer wrote: "The subject matter may not be as harrowing as the real-life inspiration for some of his earlier work (most notably Electro-Shock Blues), but this is still a powerful and emotionally coherent set." Lior Phillips of Consequence of Sound was unfavorable, writing: "What The Cautionary Tales needs is a prudent pruning. This album struggles to appear deeper than a common puddle, and while E's previous penchant for sharing has given him a brilliant book of songs from which to draw, I wonder how long he'll stay floating on the surface"
All tracks written by E, except as noted.