Souljacker (+Bonus Disc)

Personnel: E (vocals, guitar, baritone guitar, piano, Wurlitzer piano, Clavinet, mellotron); John Parish (guitar, melodica, keyboards, stylophone, drums, percussion, programming); Koool G Murder (guitar, clavinet, synthesizer, bass); Joe Gore (guitar); Adam Siegel (bass); Ryan Boesch (programming).
Recorded at Onehitsville USA, Honorsound, and Bristol & The Bomb Factory, Los Angeles, California.
2001's SOULJACKER finds E and the Eels expanding their musical palette to include hints of glam rock, surf music, children's music and yet more of E's fearless experimental streak on songs like "Woman Driving Man Sleeping" and "That's Not Really Funny."
UK limited editon includes a four-track second CD.
The songwriting of Eels frontman E comes into sharp focus on 2001's SOULJACKER, without an iota of compromise to the band's quirky, noise-touched rock. In fact, SOULJACKER finds the Eels expanding their palette with even more off-kilter arrangements and unusual instrumentation. E's mix of sincerity and weirdness hits home on cuts like "Woman Driving, Man Sleeping" and "Friendly Ghost," resulting in an overall effect that's charming and sometimes moving, especially given the group's surprising combination of sounds and styles.