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Eels

Eels is a group from the US, active since 1995.

Group US since 1995 alternative rock indie rock indie pop

TOTAL PLAYS

1,531

SONGS PLAYED

147

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2005-02-16 10:21 · 6 Music — "Souljacker Part 1"

LAST PLAYED

3 weeks ago · 6 Music — "Novocaine for the Soul"

BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2026

200 150 100 50 0

'05 '08 '11 '14 '17 '20 '23 '26

◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 1,304 85%

Radio 2 187 12%

Radio 1 40 3%

1Xtra 0 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 08:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Susan's House 204 2025-09-03

2 Novocaine for the Soul 149 2026-08-21

3 Mr.E's Beautiful Blues 104 2016-07-20

4 Novocaine For The Soul 99 2011-11-06

5 Hey Man (Now You're Really Living) 98 2022-07-11

6 Mr. E's Beautiful Blues 67 2026-05-25

7 Last Stop: This Town 64 2026-01-14

8 Today is the Day 58 2018-11-13

9 Mistakes of My Youth 54 2024-04-11

10 The Look You Give That Guy 50 2023-07-03

11 Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas 49 2025-12-24

12 The Deconstruction 37 2018-12-29

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-08-21 01:25 Novocaine for the Soul 6 Music

2026-08-10 13:46 Get Ur Freak On 6 Music

2026-05-25 02:49 Mr. E's Beautiful Blues Radio 2

2026-05-21 13:26 Mr. E's Beautiful Blues 6 Music

2026-05-08 16:17 I Like Birds 6 Music

2026-03-04 19:47 Mr. E's Beautiful Blues Radio 2

2026-01-22 20:47 I Like Birds Radio 2

2026-01-21 03:35 I'm a Loser Radio 2

2026-01-14 03:39 Last Stop: This Town Radio 2

2026-01-14 03:36 Novocaine for the Soul Radio 2

2025-12-24 03:36 Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas Radio 2

2025-12-24 03:32 Christmas Is Going To The Dogs Radio 2

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

147 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

A Line In The Dirt —

2 2010-02-10 ▶

A Most Unpleasant Man - Shepherd's Bush Empire 1997 —

1 2008-05-13 ▶

A Swallow in the Sun —

1 2014-04-23 ▶

Amateur Hour —

1 2022-02-06 ▶

Anything for Boo —

4 2020-11-26 ▶

Are We All Right Again? —

1 2020-09-23 ▶

Are We Alright Again —

7 2022-02-28 ▶

Baby Let's Make It Real —

2 2020-08-17 ▶

Baby Loves Me —

32 2014-11-14 ▶

Be Hurt —

1 2018-04-09 ▶

Beautiful Freak —

10 2022-05-20 ▶

Beautiful Freak 1997 —

1 2005-03-17 ▶

Beautiful Freak - BBC Session 29/01/1997 —

1 2008-10-19 ▶

Beginner's Luck —

3 2011-07-08 ▶

Beginners Luck —

2 2010-08-23 ▶

Blinking Lights (For Me) —

2 2024-02-11 ▶

Bombs Away —

1 2013-02-08 ▶

Bone Dry —

3 2018-07-14 ▶

Can't Help Falling In Love —

2 2019-04-14 ▶

Christmas Is Going To The Dogs —

33 2025-12-24 ▶

Christmas, Why You Gotta Do Me Like This —

5 2023-12-25 ▶

Climbing To The Moon —

1 2022-07-17 ▶

Dirty Girl —

1 2005-02-25 ▶

Dog Faced Boy —

11 2025-05-09 ▶

Earth to Dora —

1 2020-11-05 ▶

Efil's God —

1 2021-11-07 ▶

Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas —

49 2025-12-24 ▶

Flower —

5 2025-04-06 ▶

Flower - BBC Session 29/01/1997 —

1 2008-10-19 ▶

Flyswatter —

1 2012-10-31 ▶

Fresh Blood —

6 2023-10-27 ▶

Fresh Feelin' —

1 2015-02-20 ▶

Fresh Feeling —

5 2025-10-10 ▶

Friendly Ghost —

1 2015-02-12 ▶

Get Ur Freak On —

3 2026-08-10 ▶

Get Ur Freak On (Riff Hop) —

1 2009-01-10 ▶

GOLDY —

3 2024-04-16 ▶

Good Night On Earth —

3 2021-10-12 ▶

Grace Kelly Blues —

1 2006-07-05 ▶

Hey Man (Now You're Really Living) —

98 2022-07-11 ▶

Hospital Food —

1 2006-10-17 ▶

I Like Birds —

27 2026-05-08 ▶

I Like The Way This Is Going —

3 2019-10-12 ▶

I Need A Mother —

1 2010-02-06 ▶

I Need Some Sleep —

7 2025-07-23 ▶

I Was Your Girlfriend - Shepherds Bush Empire 1997 —

2 2021-05-04 ▶

I'm a Loser —

2 2026-01-21 ▶

I'm Going To Stop Pretending That I Didn't Break Your Heart —

1 2008-03-02 ▶

I'm Only Sleeping (Live) —

1 2008-06-17 ▶

If I Was Your Girlfriend - Shepherd's Bush Empire 1997 —

2 2010-08-12 ▶

IF I'M GONNA GO ANYWHERE —

3 2024-05-10 ▶

In My Dreams —

1 2017-02-11 ▶

Jeannie's Dairy —

1 2008-08-14 ▶

Jeannie's Diary —

11 2025-09-18 ▶

Jeannies Diary —

1 2008-03-20 ▶

Last Stop: This Town —

64 2026-01-14 ▶

Line In The Dirt —

2 2010-02-13 ▶

Little Bird —

9 2017-04-05 ▶

Lockdown Hurricane —

4 2014-08-09 ▶

Looking Up —

4 2010-08-23 ▶

Losing Streak —

1 2017-02-16 ▶

Love of the Loveless —

1 2012-07-14 ▶

Love Of The Loveless —

3 2008-09-30 ▶

Lucky Day in Hell —

1 2018-11-30 ▶

Mansions Of Los Feliz —

5 2010-06-19 ▶

Mistakes of My Youth —

54 2024-04-11 ▶

Mr E's Beautiful Blues —

20 2013-07-20 ▶

Mr E's Beautiful Blues (Butch N Joey remxi) —

1 2015-05-13 ▶

Mr E's Beautiful Blues (Colin Murray session track) —

1 2008-06-19 ▶

Mr. E's Beautiful Blues —

67 2026-05-25 ▶

Mr.E's Beautiful Blues —

104 2016-07-20 ▶

My Beloved Monster —

8 2024-10-25 ▶

My Beloved Monster - Shepherd's Bush Empire 1997 —

1 2010-01-21 ▶

My Beloved Monster 1997 —

2 2007-05-24 ▶

My Timing Is Off —

4 2009-05-23 ▶

New Alphabet —

3 2013-03-20 ▶

Not Ready Yet —

1 2014-08-02 ▶

Not Ready Yet - Shepherds Bush Empire 1997 —

1 2021-05-04 ▶

Novacaine For The Soul 1997 —

1 2005-03-17 ▶

Novocaine for the Soul —

149 2026-08-21 ▶

Novocaine For The Soul —

99 2011-11-06 ▶

Novocaine For The Soul (Edited Version) - BBC Session 29/01/1997 —

1 2008-10-19 ▶

Novocaine For The Soul (Shepherds Bush Empire, 30 Apr 1997) —

1 2021-05-04 ▶

Novocaine For The Soul - Reading 1997 —

1 2005-03-08 ▶

Novocaine For The Soul - Shepherd's Bush Empire 1997 —

3 2010-08-12 ▶

Novocaine For The Soul - Shepherds Bush Empire 1997 —

2 2013-11-19 ▶

Oh So Lovely —

1 2010-09-01 ▶

On My Feet —

1 2010-01-28 ▶

On the Ropes —

2 2013-03-19 ▶

Ordinary Man —

2 2025-08-03 ▶

P.S You Rock My World —

4 2015-11-23 ▶

P.S. You Rock My World —

9 2024-09-29 ▶

Packing Blankets —

1 2012-02-01 ▶

Peach Blossom —

29 2013-03-19 ▶

Prizefighter —

5 2021-12-20 ▶

Rags To Rags —

1 2017-01-04 ▶

Rags To Rags - Shepherds Bush Empire 1997 —

1 2013-11-19 ▶

Railroad Man —

8 2025-03-12 ▶

Rock Hard Times —

1 2008-04-05 ▶

Royal Pain —

1 2007-06-28 ▶

Rusty Pipes —

1 2019-05-19 ▶

Saturday Morning —

2 2009-07-16 ▶

Selective Memory —

2 2025-05-11 ▶

So Anyway —

1 2025-04-27 ▶

Souljacker Part 1 —

13 2015-01-16 ▶

Souljacker Part I —

7 2025-08-27 ▶

Spectacular Girl —

6 2010-09-01 ▶

Spectacular Girl - 6 Music Session 02/09/2010 —

4 2013-07-31 ▶

Spectacular Girls —

2 2010-07-22 ▶

Summer In The City —

29 2023-09-05 ▶

Summer In The City (Live for The Janice Long Show) —

1 2010-09-22 ▶

Summer In The City - 6 Music Session 02/09/2010 —

3 2013-07-31 ▶

Susan's House —

204 2025-09-03 ▶

Susan's House (BBC Session) —

5 2005-09-12 ▶

Sweet Scorched Earth —

1 2018-04-09 ▶

That Look You Give That Guy —

5 2014-05-03 ▶

The Beginning —

1 2010-01-18 ▶

The Deconstruction —

37 2018-12-29 ▶

The Good Old Days —

1 2020-08-22 ▶

The Look You Gave That Guy —

1 2009-11-21 ▶

The Look You Give That Guy —

50 2023-07-03 ▶

The Magic —

3 2021-12-05 ▶

The Man —

1 2010-10-03 ▶

The Morning —

2 2010-10-03 ▶

The Turnaround —

1 2013-02-08 ▶

Things The Grandchildren Should Know —

1 2013-02-28 ▶

Things your Grandchildren Should Learn —

1 2013-01-23 ▶

This Is Life - Shepherd's Bush Empire 1997 —

1 2010-08-12 ▶

This Is Life - Shepherds Bush Empire 1997 —

2 2013-11-19 ▶

To Lick Your Boots —

2 2010-05-18 ▶

Today is the Day —

58 2018-11-13 ▶

Tremendous Dynamite —

1 2015-02-05 ▶

Trouble With Dreams —

1 2008-01-23 ▶

True Original —

1 2013-03-20 ▶

Ugly Love —

2 2014-09-26 ▶

Unhinged —

1 2010-01-18 ▶

What I Have To Offer (Live for The Janice Long Show) —

1 2010-10-02 ▶

Where I'm From —

1 2014-06-16 ▶

Where I'm Going —

1 2019-08-30 ▶

Where I’m From —

1 2014-04-23 ▶

Who You Say You Are —

1 2020-11-05 ▶

Wonderful Glorious —

1 2015-03-28 ▶

Wonderful, Glorious —

2 2023-11-18 ▶

You Are the Shining Light —

4 2018-09-02 ▶

Your Lucky Day In Hell —

5 2023-07-08 ▶

Your Lucky Day In Hell - Shepherd's Bush Empire 1997 —

2 2010-08-12 ▶

Your Lucky Day In Hell - Shepherds Bush Empire 1997 —

2 2013-11-19 ▶