Veteran indie rockers Eels have shared a new bouncy and upbeat single “Amateur Hour.” The track is the fourth advance from the band’s upcoming 14th studio album. The LP, Extreme Witchcraft, is set to drop officially on January 28th.
Previously, Eels released the tracks ’The Magic”, “Steam Engine” and “Good Night On Earth.”
Frontman Mark ‘E’ Oliver Everett co-produced the album with alt rocker PJ Harvey and producer/guitarist John Parish. It is the first time Parish and E have worked together since 2001’s Souljacker release.
“John Parish is one of the most even-tempered, polite people I’ve ever met,” E said in a statement. ” A true gentleman. Actually he’s probably THE most polite person I’ve ever met. But when he gets into the studio he becomes a mad scientist.
“If you make music with John Parish, you get stuff no one else does. He has a really unique toolbox and musical outlook. Perhaps his politeness is a coping mechanism to keep Mr. Hyde under control when he’s out of his laboratory.”
Eels will head to the UK and Ireland in March for a tour starting in Belfast on March 11 and concluding on March 18 at the O2 Guildhall in Southampton before starting their European tour.