Eels

Hombre Lobo is Spanish for "wolf man". Eels recorded a documentary called "Tremendous Dynamite" documenting the recording of this album, it's available with the enhanced version: www.eelstheband.com -- Check out Eels - Live in the KEXP Studio - from 2014: youtu.be

This was dedicated to the mother of Eels' mainman Mark Everett, who died from lung cancer in 1998. Everett explained to the Sun newspaper January 10, 2008 why this song is "tinged with sadness": "Well, s--t happens. Life is happy and sad and all the shades of grey in between. I just try to reflect all that stuff as best I can. My mother was an avid birdwatcher. She had a lot of bird books and feeders that I brought with me from her house. I set up the feeders in my yard and I read the books. 'I Like Birds' was a way of staying connected to her."

"Mark Oliver Everett showed no talent for physics, or even mathematics. He was much more interested in the records his sister was playing in the house." Read a biography of the lead singer, songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist and sometimes drummer of the rock band Eels. : www.eelstheband.com

“Mr. E’s Beautiful Blues” is a song that features Mark Everett’s trademark humor and surreal storytelling. The “Mr E” mentioned in the title is Mark himself, known by his fans as “E”.

"Souljacker," EELS' fourth album, was released in Japan in 2001, with a delayed release in the US due to the lack of "radio-friendly singles" record companies wanted. bit.ly

EELS are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California by Mark Oliver Everett better known simply as "E". www.eelstheband.com

as days go by the more we need friends and the harder they are to find if i could have a friend like you all my life well i guess i'd be doin' just fine everything's gonna be cool this christmas everything's gonna be cool this christmas everything's gonna be cool this christmas www.eelstheband.com

Eels' Mark Everett says, "My mother was an avid birdwatcher. She had a lot of bird books and feeders that I brought with me from her house. I set up the feeders in my yard and I read the books. 'I Like Birds' was a way of staying connected to her." www.songfacts.com www.eelstheband.com

LA-based band EELS formed in 1991 under the moniker E. The project started as the solo work of Mark Oliver Everett, and Jonathan "Butch" Norton soon joined on the drums. After releasing two albums as E, they switched their name to EELS when Tommy Walter joined the group. They've gone on to release fifteen albums as EELS.

Hombre Lobo is Spanish for "wolf man". Eels recorded a documentary called "Tremendous Dynamite" documenting the recording of this album, it's available with the enhanced version: www.eelstheband.com -- Check out Eels - Live in the KEXP Studio - from 2014: youtu.be