Eels "Beautiful Freak" Beach Bunny incorporating everything from atmospheric synth

incorporating everything from atmospheric synth whooshes to eerie piano-driven pieces to skittering electronic percussion

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sunny beach-pop and shuffling folk-rock that will make you both laugh and feel the good kind of crappy

Eels "Beautiful Freak" Beach Bunny incorporating everything from atmospheric synthEccentric and quirky are the best ways to describe the Eels' debut effort, Beautiful Freak. Concise pop tunes form the backbone of the album, yet tinges of despair and downright meanness surface just when you've been lulled into thinking this is another pop group, as titles like "My Beloved Monster," "Your Lucky Day in Hell" and "Novocaine for the Soul" indicate. All in all, Beautiful Freak is a satisfying first record.