EELS announce new album and share single

American rock band EELS have shared plans for their new studio album, COOKIE HAPPENED, arriving October 16.

Alongside the announcement, the band has shared the lead single, 'Cap In Hand'.

"All of this will be forgotten," said singer E (Mark Oliver Everett) on the album title.

"Every joy, accomplishment and hardship will one day become so irrelevant it will be as if none of it occurred."

"But as the great philosopher of our times, Cookie Monster once said: 'Me no cry because cookie is finished. Me smile because cookie happened.' This will all be forgotten. But isn't it still a beautiful thing that it happened?"

The album's lead single, 'Cap In Hand', introduces one of the record's recurring characters: a person attempting to make peace with their mistakes.

"I wanted to sound kind of worn out for this one too, like someone who's messed up their life but now sees the error of their ways and is trying to make amends with their tail between their legs," E explained.

"You know how record companies are: 'We don't care what you give us, just make sure you sound defeated on the first two tracks!"

The band formed in Los Angeles in 1991 by E. Band members have changed over the years, both in the studio and on stage, making him the only official member for most of the band's work. Since 1996, EELS have released 15 studio albums, seven of which entered the Billboard 200.

They're best known for their 1996 hit 'Novocaine for the Soul' released as the lead single from their debut album, Beautiful Freak.