Kevin Bronson on February 16th, 2010

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The new album from Eels, “End Times” (out in January), doesn’t futz with the sonic formula Mark Oliver Everett has used to craft his estimable eight-album catalogue, but as much as the L.A. songwriter has ever done, he gives you the feel that you’re looking over his shoulder at his journal entries. “End Times'” meditations on heartbreak – coming as they did on the heels of 2009’s desirous “Hombre Lobo” – are brittle, but E’s supple melodies and scratchy narration never let them break. That said, the video for “Unhinged” is almost that. Don’t get nightmares, kids.