Well-Worn Groove: Eels – Electro-Shock Blues

Electro-Shock Blues, written and recorded after the deaths of Eels front man Mark Oliver Everett’s mother and sister, is understandably a dark affair. That it’s also one of the most honest and uplifting meditations on mortality and loss ever committed... 

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January 15, 2009 · Music, well-worn groove · (No comments) · Tags:

Athens, Georgia singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt briefly commanded cult attention a few years ago following the release of the Sweet Relief compilation, a benefit album which featured covers of his caustic, sad folk songs by such unlikely admirers as Garbage... 

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January 9, 2009 · Music, well-worn groove · 1 comment · Tags: