EELS have today shared two new tracks, “All Forgotten” and “I’m On Standby”. Both songs are off their forthcoming studio album, Cookie Happened, available October 16 via E Works / Play It Again Sam. “All Forgotten”, E (Mark Oliver Everett) contemplates mortality with the blend of melancholy, wit and perspective that has long defined EELS’ songwriting. Cookie Happened follows 2024’s EELS Time!.

“All Forgotten” and “I’m On Standby”, follow the already released first track, “Cap In Hand”, a bittersweet and beautifully bruised song told from the perspective of someone confronting their mistakes and attempting to make amends.

E explains:

“You can find the idea of your existence ending troubling or comforting. I try to lean towards the comforting take whenever possible: For thousands, millions of years you didn’t exist, and you and the world were fine. You’ll be fine not existing again. This is what hit songs are written about, right?”

By contrast, “I’m On Standby” is one of the album’s most tender moments, unfolding as a warm, melodic ode to unwavering friendship and capturing the quiet comfort of always being there for someone, and knowing they’ll be there for you in return.

E says: “If you’re lucky you have a friend you’re always there for and vice versa. Bitch, I’ve always got time for you.”

Ahead of the release of Cookie Happened, EELS are also celebrating their catalogue with the first-ever vinyl release of the definitive Meet The Eels: Essential EELS Vol. 1 (1996–2006). Originally released digitally in 2008, this limited edition spans twenty-four tracks across a 2LP Yellow Gold 140g vinyl set and includes career-defining singles like “Novocaine for the Soul” and “Susan’s House”, as well as “I Need Some Sleep”. The first-ever vinyl edition is available from 31st July. EELS also reissued their album Electro Shock Blues in 2025.

EELS
Cookie Happened
Tracklisting
E Squared/Play It Again Sam

01 Clobbered
02 Cap in Hand
03 All Forgotten
04 Bamboozled Again
05 Lost and Barking
06 Taking Pictures
07 New Story
08 Congratulations To Me
09 One Razzle, One Dazzle
10 I’m On Standby
11 Dum Dums
12 The Way I Was Made

Pre-order Cookie Happened by EELS HERE