The Los Angeles 90s-styled rock band Eels has recently released a best-of collection under the title, Meet the Eels: Essential Eels 1996-2006.

Despite its strength, the band has yet to top its most recent full-length record, With Strongs: Live at Town Hall.

In 2006, the multi-talented rock artist behind Eels, Mark Oliver Everette produced a remarkable success—combining a soft 90’s alternative sound similar to Cake, Weezer, and Beck.

Any yet, Everette’s decision to tour with a small string-ensemble made the album a masterpiece comparable to Nirvana’s Unplugged live album.

Here, Everette reinvents his previously released work, a majority from Blinking Lights and Other Revelations, 2005, combining them to form an impressively well-written album.

Watch and listen to a clip from the album’s DVD documentary below, or listen to “Dirty Girl,” in a powerfully-sad performance by Everette.

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