Hand on heart, heart on sleeve.

There's probably a million reasons you shouldn't blog when you're sad. This would be just one of them.

Of all the bands to listen to when you're down, Eels would probably be one of the last ones on your list. They should be on mine. But i'm a slow learner, and that's how i ended up listening to the bands new album "End Times", fuck me it's depressing stuff.

You know that school of thought that when you're emotional all the songs on the radio are talking to you -not to be confused with if you're a girl all the star signs are true - well, when you're down, all Eels songs are about you.

I don't know what singer/songwriter Mark Everett did to deserve his lot, but he seems to know his subject matter, very, very, well.

And although i really should be playing the first single from the new album, "Little Bird", because it's beautiful and sad and new music and all that, i just can't get past the fact that i have my own personal Eels wrist slasher that i'd rather share.

"It's A Motherfucker" is from the 2000 release "Daisies Of The Galaxy" and sums up for me in three words the kick in the balls feeling of a relationship ending. I guess it's all part of the grieving process, that huge sigh and drop of the shoulders when you realise it's all over and there's not a damn thing you can do about it now.

I'd tell you to enjoy this, but you won't.

davey