Extreme Witchcraft, the first major collaboration between E (Mark Everett) and JP since 2001’s Souljacker, was released on January 28th 2022. Eels were due to start a world tour to support the album in March but this has become yet another covid casualty and the dates have been postponed until 2023. There are great videos to accompany two of the E/Parish co-writes here :
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“Extreme Witchcraft works magic.” 
4 stars
- MOJO
 
“Succinct, dry-eyed and well aware of life’s ironies” 
- New York Times
 
“Better living through desperation never sounded like so much fun.” 
4 & 1/2 stars
- American Songwriter
 
“An appealingly smart album of modern rock’n’roll” 
4 stars
- The Times
 
“One of the most rollicking, down-and-dirty blues records he’s ever made”
- SPIN
 
“Honest to god rock n’ roll” 
4 stars
- DIY Magazine 
 
“A standout in the Eels catalogue”    
4 stars 
- All Music
 
“A record fueled by audible joy”
- Rolling Stone UK
 
“Eels at their most playful… it more than delivers”
- Clash
 
“Damn good songwriting, plain and simple” 
- Northern Transmissions   
 
“Wit, tunes and third-degree self awareness”
- Uncut
 
“The catharsis of Mark Oliver Everett yelling ‘Make it what it isn’t!’ in response to the miserable status quo of 2022 is something to savor”
- AV Club
 
“Full of wit and joy… an inspirational collection of songs”
- Gigwise
 
“Riff-laden, funky and most definitely to be played loud”” 
4.5 stars
- The Sun
 
“Another impressive collection”
- Hot Press
 
“The nosiest and most experimental Eels album for some time” 
4 stars
- Record Collector
 
4 stars
- Louder Than War
 
“Flights of musical imagination and offbeat observations”
4 stars 
- The Scotsman
 
“Hooky and hypnotic” 
4 stars 
- The Sydney Morning Herald
 
“Crackles with dark magic” 
4 stars 
- Irish Examiner
 
“Energy, bravado and a convoy of pounding riffs”
- Far Out
 
“It’s great” 
4 stars 
- Louder
 
“Nobody does beautifully bleak yet horrifically hopeful like the Eels”
4 stars
- The Irish News
 
“Courageously upbeat… EXTREME WITCHCRAFT proves Everett is willing to let it all hang out sonically, delivering enjoyable results”
- Glide
 
“Another indie rock classic”
4 stars
- Powered By Rock
 
4 stars
- The Fire Note
 
“Rubbish”
- Archie Everett (Age 6)
 

Parquet Courts’ seventh album was released on Rough Trade records on 22nd October 2021. John produced two tracks – Pulcinella, and the title track Sympathy For Life. The tracks were recorded at Real World studios and engineered by Joe Jones. Mixed by Rodaidh McDonald and Austin Brown at Studio City Sound.

Rough Trade have announced Dry Cleaning’s debut ‘New Long Leg’ as their album of the year 2021.
This is John’s second Rough Trade no.1 after Aldous Harding’s ‘Party’ in 2017.

14th July 2021 saw the debut release from Bristol band Bingo Fury. A 7” single, Big Rain is out on Ra Ra Rok Records. Produced by John, it was recorded at J&J Studio by Oliver Baldwin. Mixed at Playpen.