Being Dead – Eels:

Lo-Fi Goof-Pop With Depth

StudioRich Blog / July 23, 2025

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Being Dead – Eels: Lo-Fi Goof-Pop With Depth

Artist: Being Dead
Genre Tags: #indie #lofi #artrock #oddpop
Published: Reviewed by Pitchfork
Listen/Watch: YouTube – Eels


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β€œEels” is deceptively simple β€” a lofi handshake wrapped in slacker rock and schoolyard chants. But underneath the surface wiggle, there’s a layered musicianship and narrative cleverness that’s rare.

Being Dead leans fully into character. Each track feels like a costume, sometimes cartoonish, sometimes sincerely offbeat. It’s the kind of sound collage you’d overhear at an outdoor puppet show for adults β€” if that puppet show had a record player and a mic.

This isn’t background music. It’s weird in the best way. It earns your pause.


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