The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett

The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett is the eleventh studio album by American indie rock band Eels, released on April 21, 2014 by record label E Works. The album was produced by frontman Mark Oliver Everett.

The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett
Studio album by Eels
Released	April 21, 2014 (2014-04-21)
Recorded	August 2013 – February 2014
Genre	Indie rock
Length	40:25
Label	E Works
Producer	E
Eels chronology
Wonderful, Glorious (2013) The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett (2014) Live at Royal Albert Hall (2015)

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	70/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Consequence of Sound	D+[3]
The Guardian	[4]
The Independent	[5]
NME	7/10[6]
The Observer	[7]
Paste	8.9/10[8]
PopMatters	6/10[9]
Slant	[10]
Under the Radar	5.5/10[11]

The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett received generally positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album has a weighted average score of 70 out of 100 based on 23 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[1]

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."^[7] 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."

Track listing

Written by E, except as noted

1. "Where I'm At" (E, arr. by The Chet and P-Boo) – 1:42
2. "Parallels" – 3:16
3. "Lockdown Hurricane" (E; arr. by P-Boo) – 3:30
4. "Agatha Chang" (E; arr. by P-Boo) – 3:28
5. "A Swallow in the Sun" (E, The Chet; arr. by The Chet) – 3:37
6. "Where I'm From" (E, P-Boo) – 2:49
7. "Series of Misunderstandings" – 3:23
8. "Kindred Spirit" (E, P-Boo) – 2:54
9. "Gentlemen's Choice" (E, P-Boo; arr. by P-Boo) – 2:36
10. "Dead Reckoning" (E, P-Boo; arr. by P-Boo) – 2:29
11. "Answers" (E; arr. by P-Boo) – 2:39
12. "Mistakes of My Youth" (E, The Chet; arr. by The Chet) – 4:57
13. "Where I'm Going" (E; arr. by The Chet) – 3:04

Deluxe Edition bonus disc

1. "To Dig It"
2. "Lonely Lockdown Hurricane" (E; orchestral arrangement by P-Boo)
3. "Bow Out" (E, P-Boo)
4. "A Good Deal"
5. "Good Morning Bright Eyes"
6. "Millicent Don't Blame Yourself" (E, Koool G Murder)
7. "Thanks I Guess" (E, P-Boo)
8. "On the Ropes" (Live WNYC) (E, The Chet, Koool G Murder)
9. "Accident Prone" (Live WNYC) (E, P-Boo)
10. "I'm Your Brave Little Soldier (Live WNYC)
11. "Fresh Feeling" (Live KCRW) (E, Koool G Murder)
12. "Trouble with Dreams" (Live KCRW)
13. "Oh Well" (Live KCRW) (Peter Green)

Personnel

Eels

• The Chet
• E
• Knuckles
• Koool G Murder
• P-Boo

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2014) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] 14 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 2 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] 12 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 8 French Albums (SNEP)[16] 21 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 10 Irish Albums (IRMA)[18] 8 Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] 8 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[20] 33 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 5 UK Albums (OCC)[22] 7 UK Independent Albums (OCC)[23] 1 US Billboard 200[24] 96 US Independent Albums (Billboard)[25] 17 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[26] 24

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[27] 48

References

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3. Phillips, Lior (April 23, 2014). "Eels – The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
4. Jonze, Tim (April 17, 2014). "Eels: The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett Review – 'Familiarly Bleak Ground' (E Works Pias)". The Guardian. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
5. Gill, Andy (April 19, 2014). "Album Reviews: Damon Albarn, Eels, Iggy Azalea, Miles Davis, Burt Bacharach, Eliza Gilkyson". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
6. Beaumont, Mark (April 17, 2014). "Eels – The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett". NME. Inspire. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
7. Mongredien, Phil (April 19, 2014). "The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett Review – Eels in Confessional Mood (E Works)". The Observer. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
8. Gleason, Holly (April 22, 2014). "Eels: The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett Review". Paste. Wolfgang's Vault. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
9. Smith, Robin (April 23, 2014). "Eels: The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett". PopMatters. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
10. Sweeney, Joe (April 1, 2014). "Eels: The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett". Slant. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
11. Hamilton, Billy (April 21, 2014). "Eels: The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett (E Works/[PIAS] America)". Under the Radar. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
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27. "Jaaroverzichten 2014". Ultratop. Retrieved September 9, 2020.

External links

• The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett at Eels' official website