A Man Called E by E (Indie Pop)

Pros: Words, vocals, diverse instruments, creative beyond words.
Cons: Short.

Mark Everett has been making music for years. Don’t recognize his name? Well…he might be better known as the Eels. But before he became the Eels, Everett was a solo artist who went by the moniker E.

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Pros: Decent vocals, Some interesting lines, Musically inoffensive
Cons: SHORT, Unambitious, Thoroughly average.

Last month, before I made Ella Fitzgerald my February Artist Of The Month, my intent had been to make Eels the group I immersed myself in. To that end, I began getting in Eels albums and I had a chance to listen to and review "Electro-Shock Blues" (at: ...

Pros: Well-crafted, melodic and lyrically-gratifying pop songs that are easily accessible for most listeners; the material does not become old-hat after repeated listens, but fresh and amusing
Cons: Only 32 minutes worth of material

Long before he found himself purveyor of "Novocaine for the Soul" with his band the Eels, Mark Everett, better known as E, had put two solo albums which made little-to-no impact on the general populous. With his debut, "A Man Called...