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Posted: 04 Feb 2011 02:31 PM PST

Eel is back again with an all-new genre shattering DIY electro album to kick off 2011!

For Common People is the brand new, full-length album from the eclectic, unpredictable and always loveable Eel. For over ten years the group has been releasing their own brand of whispering techno-pop, energetic bossa grooves and stylish background music. Gradually they've evolved into a more up-front experimental pop project with memorable hooks and an upbeat vibe.

For Common People also has an extended pedigree, as it was co-written with Ryoma Maeda aka milch of source. He has also teamed up with picopop/Shibuya-kei band Plus-Tech Squeeze Box to form Tropico Q, releasing Hard Rock Pafe, an album of electro-pop covers of classic hard rock songs.

Of course all of this comes hot on the heels of the Kung-Fu People Etcetera compilation that Eel released just a few months ago. Newcomers to the Eel sound might want to take some time getting to know them by checking out this collection of songs from both Kung-Fu Master and From Other People. It also has some tweaked versions of old songs and two totally new songs, making this something that even long-time Eel fans should enjoy.

Links:

For Common People

http://www.hearjapan.com/store/album_info/for_common_people

Kung-Fu People Etcetera

http://www.hearjapan.com/store/album_info/KungFu_People_Etcetera

More Eel

http://www.hearjapan.com/store/group/Eel

Hard Rock Pafe

http://www.hearjapan.com/store/album_info/Hard_Rock_Pafe

More Tropico Q

http://www.hearjapan.com/store/group/Tropico_Q

More Plus-Tech Squeeze Box

http://www.hearjapan.com/store/group/PlusTech_Squeeze_Box

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