It's been four years since Eels dropped 2004's Blinking Lights and Other Revelations' gargantuan portion of deity-centic concept rock. Frontman Mark "E" Everett returns with Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire, but this time the pop-rock group's seventh album is trimmed to a more manageable running length. The band's maiden single "Fresh Blood" is available on Spinner.com, where E described the laid back track as a sequel to "I Want to Protect You" (a download single later included on the two-disc compilation Useless Trinkets: B-Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities and Unreleased 1996-2008.) E's howling vocals on "Fresh Blood" are fitting since 'hombre lobo' translates to 'werewolf' or 'wolf man.' The song may also be in reference to E's ridiculously long beard (you decide). Fans can see more of E's manliness on a Eels' documentary entitled Tremendous Dynamite, which was filmed to document the recording of the new album. Let's just hope the 'desire' part of the album doesn't sound like a lycanthropic Twilight musical.