“Hey Man (Now You’re Really Living)”
from the album Blinking Lights and Other Revelations
2005
[iTunes]
An odd lead single considering the slow-moving dynamics of Eels’ latest (double) album, “Hey Man (Now You’re Really Living)” is a catchy, incredibly upbeat number that can’t fail to find a home on innumerable indie rock radio stations. Of course, it’s not all flowers and sunshine and end-of-rainbow leprechauns — Mark ‘E’ Everett’s lyrics remain as astutely insightful as ever, and pack a bittersweet punch that belies the joviality of the music around them.
Ultimately this isn’t the single to sell the accompanying album in question — the two are very different beasts in the cold light of the bigger picture — but in terms of FM-friendly indie rock efforts this’ll do just fine.
~ Michael Diver, Drowned in Sound
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