The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett
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| Studio album by Eels | ||||
| Released | April 21, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 40:25 | |||
| Label | E Works | |||
| Producer | E | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| Consequence of Sound | D+ |
| The Guardian | |
| The Independent | |
| NME | 7/10 |
| The Observer | |
| Paste | 8.9/10 |
| PopMatters | 6/10 |
| Slant | |
| Under the Radar | 5.5/10 |
The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett is the eleventh studio album by American indie pop band Eels, released in 2014 by record label E Works. The album was produced by frontman Mark Oliver Everett.
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." 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"
All tracks written by E, except as noted.
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