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Rotten World Blues EP
Rock · 2002 · 4 tracks · 14m

Rotten World Blues EP

EELS

A gritty, four-track detour into distorted drum loops and cynical blues. This is the artist at his most unpolished, trading toy boxes for tape hiss.

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It's the sound of EELS getting his hands dirty in a basement with a broken drum machine.

A restless, gritty defiance masked by lo-fi distortion and cynical wit.

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Dive Bar saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 4 Tracks · 14m
01
I Write The B-Sides
3:53
02
Hidden Track
4:24
03
Jehovah's Witness
3:38
04
Rotten World Blues
2:43
Moments Worth Waiting For
The abrasive, overdriven drum loop that kicks off the title track, signaling a departure from the artist's softer chamber-pop tendencies.
The meta-lyrical irony of the opener where the artist leans into the 'B-side' identity with a shrug and a distorted riff.
The haunting, skeletal organ melody that drifts through the background of the middle tracks like a ghost in the machine.
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