The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett

Rock · 2014 · 26 tracks · 1h 18m

The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett

Stripped-back chamber folk and piano ballads exploring the anatomy of regret. A quiet, orchestral autopsy of a man's own mistakes and missed connections.

It's like a beautiful, orchestral apology letter to everyone he ever let down.

A dignified and deeply vulnerable exploration of self-inflicted loneliness and the beauty found in accountability.

The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett · vs · EELS

Stripped Back+1.5σ

The production is pushed notably harder into stripped back than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 26 Tracks · 1h 18m

01

Where I’m At

1:42

01

To Dig It

0:31

02

Lonesome Lockdown Hurricane

3:27

02

Parallels

3:16

03

Bow Out

2:47

03

Lockdown Hurricane

3:30

04

Agatha Chang

3:28

04

A Good Deal

3:09

05

Good Morning Bright Eyes

2:41

05

A Swallow in the Sun

3:37

06

Millicent Don’t Blame Yourself

2:47

06

Where I’m From

2:49

07

Thanks I Guess

3:00

07

Series of Misunderstandings

3:23

08

On the Ropes (Live WNYC)

3:19

08

Kindred Spirit

2:54

09

Accident Prone (Live WNYC)

2:56

09

Gentlemen’s Choice

2:36

10

I’m Your Brave Little Soldier (Live WNYC)

2:36

10

Dead Reckoning

2:28

11

Fresh Feeling (Live KCRW)

3:53

11

Answers

2:39

12

Mistakes of My Youth

4:57

12

Trouble with Dreams

3:42

13

Where I’m Going

3:04

13

Oh Well (Live KCRW)

3:36

Moments Worth Waiting For

the swell of mournful strings that elevates the stark acoustic skeleton of Lockdown Hurricane

the devastatingly honest lyrical turn in Mistakes of My Youth where the orchestration builds into a rare moment of grandiosity

the way the woodwinds flutter like nervous breath during the intimate storytelling of Agatha Chang

Sits BesideSee all

Them Changes

Shares stripped_back, analog_warmth, orchestral_arrangement (production style); melancholic, vulnerable, wistful (moods)

Imaginary Numbers

Imaginary Numbers

Shares stripped_back, dry_intimate, minimalist (production style); melancholic, wistful, contemplative (moods)

Rewind the Film

Rewind the Film

Manic Street Preachers

Shares stripped_back, analog_warmth, orchestral_arrangement (production style); melancholic, wistful, somber (moods)

Evergreen

Shares stripped_back, analog_warmth, orchestral_arrangement (production style); melancholic, vulnerable, wistful (moods)

Milk for Flowers

Milk for Flowers

Shares analog_warmth, dry_intimate, orchestral_arrangement (production style); chamber pop, indie folk (subgenres)

All's Well That Ends

All's Well That Ends

Los Campesinos!

Shares stripped_back, minimalist, analog_warmth (production style); bittersweet, wistful, vulnerable (moods)

The Dissolving Room

The Dissolving Room

Shares solitude, rainy_day, cabin_in_woods (atmosphere); indie folk, alternative rock (subgenres)

They Never Leave Their Wives

They Never Leave Their Wives

Shares dry_intimate, stripped_back, orchestral_arrangement (production style); vulnerable, melancholic, bittersweet (moods)

It's Hard to Be Alone

It's Hard to Be Alone

Shares stripped_back, dry_intimate, minimalist (production style); solitude, rainy_day, cabin_in_woods (atmosphere)

Shockwaves

Shares chamber pop, indie folk, alternative rock (subgenres); analog_warmth, stripped_back, dry_intimate (production style)

Reviews

AllMusic

Cassette uses generative AI to enrich its catalog. How we use AI →