Album Info Hide Show Artist: Eels Album: The Deconstruction Released: Europe, 2018 Tracklist: A1 The Deconstruction A2 Bone Dry A3 The Quandary A4 Premonition B1 Rusty Pipes B2 The Epiphany B3 Today Is The Day C1 Sweet Scorched Earth C2 Coming Back C3 Be Hurt C4 You Are The Shining Light D1 There I Said It D2 Archie Goodnight D3 The Unanswerable D4 In Our Cathedral Info About Buying Vinyl From Our Record Store We are a small independent record store located at 211 High St, Preston in Melbourne, Australia (North of Northcote, between Thornbury & Reservoir) We buy and sell new and used vinyl records – if you have a collection you’d like to sell please click here . We ship Australia wide for a flat rate of $10 for standard shipping or $15 for express post. Free Shipping for orders $150 and over. You can also pick up your order in store, just select Local Pickup at the checkout. We also ship internationally – prices vary depending on weight and location. 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If you change your mind you have 30 days to return your record but you must cover the cost of returning it to the store. You can contact our Melbourne record shop at (03) 9939 3807 or at [email protected] Happy Listening! Description Hide Show Eels albums have always felt like postcards from the front lines of one mans inner life, and The Deconstruction lands as one of Mark Oliver Everetts more openhearted missives. Released April 6, 2018 on E Works in partnership with PIAS, it arrived four years after The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett and plays like a quiet reset. Everett, better known as E, dismantles and rebuilds familiar Eels colors across these songs, trading bitterness for something closer to hard-won grace. The title track sets the tone right away. The Deconstruction drifts in on a gentle swell of strings and light electronics, the kind of hushed opener that reminds you E can make small sounds feel widescreen. He produced the record with longtime collaborator Mickey Petralia, and you can hear that careful touch in the way the orchestral parts are tucked into the mix. Nothing pushes or crowds the vocal. It feels hand-built, then sanded smooth. Eels fans who come for the tart pop hooks get their fix with Today Is The Day, a single that strikes a bright, resilient chord without losing the bands scruffy charm. Its the pep talk you give yourself on the morning you finally decide to move. Bone Dry leans into a slightly jittery groove, all clipped rhythm and grin, a reminder that this band can smuggle a bruised heart into an earworm. On the other end of the spectrum sits Premonition, which whispers its way into your chest, close and fragile. That push and pull between buoyant and tender is the core of the albums appeal. E has threaded orchestration through Eels records before, but here the strings and occasional choir feel like a supporting cast rather than a costume change. They frame the songs instead of decorating them. When a chorus blooms, it does so in service of the lyric, and when a melody retreats, you can still feel the air moving in the room. Petralias return is part of that balance. He was key to some of the groups formative work, and this reunion yields a production style thats both classic Eels and quietly refreshed. If youve followed E across the decades, the themes here will ring familiar. Loss, recovery, the stubborn human habit of seeking light. Whats striking is how patient these songs are about it. The writing keeps circling small truths, and the arrangements give those truths a place to live. Even the most anthemic moments sound like they were captured in the corner of a studio at 2 a.m., the tape rolling as a good feeling finally landed. Critical reception reflected that sense of a gentle step forward. Reviewers picked up on the albums mix of ornate textures and unfussy songcraft, and on Es choice to ease back into the world rather than roar. It isnt an attention-grabber in the way a big stylistic pivot might be. Its the kind of record that sneaks up on you over a week, then sticks. For vinyl heads, The Deconstruction is a rewarding spin. The dynamics matter here, those soft-loud blooms and the space around a brushed snare, and that breathy vocal that benefits from a little turntable warmth. If youve been building an Eels vinyl shelf alongside staples like Beautiful Freak and Electro-Shock Blues, this belongs there. Search for The Deconstruction vinyl and youll find a pressing that flatters the productions depth without smearing the delicate edges. Its also the kind of record that makes you want to buy Eels records online one minute and then go hunting for Eels albums on vinyl the next, just to compare eras and let the bands long arc unfold across a couple of sides. Whether you stumble on a copy at a Melbourne record store or youre browsing vinyl records Australia listings late at night, its worth the grab. Twelve albums in, E has earned the right to work at a humane scale. The Deconstruction isnt trying to solve anything larger than one persons heart, and thats its power. It feels lived-in, stubbornly hopeful, and comfortable trusting the small moments. Put it on when you need to loosen your grip, take a breath, and remember that rebuilding doesnt always start with a bang. Sometimes it starts with a string line, a soft drum, and a voice that has been through it, still here, still singing. Product Reviews Hide Show Write a Review