Hump Day Helper -- Genetic Manipulation Edition

Because it's Wednesday, and we all need a pick-me-up to make it through the rest of the week in our respective hells, WDR is providing some fun.

The Eels are known by the masses for pretty much just one song, their first and only hit: "Novocaine for the Soul". Sure, it's a great song, but if that's all you know of the band, you're missing out on one of the best and most consistent bands out there.

The video pick is one of my favorites, because of its incredibly goofy charm. Crazy carrot robots? I'm in. Especially if they have spinny heads. The song itself is also great, one of the more ostensibly bright spots on the downbeat album Electro-Shock Blues. Though if you want to look for something to uplift you in times of need, look no further than this album--for an album recorded in such dire circumstances (a sister's suicide and a mother's battle with cancer), it doesn't get much more uplifting (and beautiful) than this.

Why don't we take a ride away up high through the neighborhood
Up over the billboards and the factories and smoke...