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Eels reunited on stage in Los Angeles last night (June 10) for their first performance together in 25 years – see what went down below.Mark ‘E’ Everett formed the indie mainstays in 1995 alongside Jonathan ‘Butch’ Norton and Tommy Walter, with the pair leaving two years later.Eels are currently touring their latest album ‘Extreme Witchcraft’ and played Los Angeles’ Fonda Theatre on Saturday.During the show, Everett welcomed Norton and Walter on stage for a rendition of Argent’s 1973 track ‘God Gave Rock And Roll To You’ for their first performance together in decades.“The original Beautiful Freaks: Tommy, E & Butch onstage together for the first time since 1997,” Eels wrote on Instagram after the show. “Thanks LA for an amazing night! Where my freaks at? Right here.”See footage of the performance below.A post shared by EELS (@eelstheband)A post shared by Stereogum (@stereogum)Reviewing Eels’ new album ‘Extreme Witchcraft’ upon its release in early 2022, NME said: “It certainly doesn’t sound like an album recorded remotely in collaboration with PJ Harvey foil John Parish, with E adding his parts at 4am while trying not to wake his son.

Eels frontman Mark ‘E’ Everett has revealed that he recently had open-heart surgery and said he’s a “lucky guy” as a result of it.Taking to X/Twitter, he posted a picture of himself after heart surgery along with the caption: “Hi again. I can explain here”.

Eels have released a festive new Christmas song this week (November 30), called ‘Christmas, Why You Gotta Do Me Like This’. Check it out below.The song is described as “an alternative yuletide ballad with a traditionally morose, Eels twist” and “a tale of unrequited love at Christmas time.”Lead singer-songwriter E/Mark Oliver Everett said of the track: “I mean, seriously.

Eels release new album ‘Extreme Witchcraft‘, frontman Mark ‘E’ Everett has spoken to NME about his desire to “bury the hatchet” with actor Colin Firth.It’s been nearly 20 years since Firth uttered the line “I can’t stand eels” in Love Actually back in 2003, which Everett took to heart and then immortalised in his recent single ‘Good Night On Earth’“I have reached out to his people, and got no response,” E told NME. “So I think it’s true. He really can’t stand Eels.