"Fresh Blood" is the first single from the 2009 Eels

Eels (band)

Eels is an American indie rock band formed by singer/songwriter Mark Oliver Everett, better known as E...

 album Hombre Lobo

Hombre Lobo

Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire is the seventh studio album by American rock band Eels, released on June 2, 2009. Hombre Lobo is Spanish for "werewolf." On March 31, 2009, the band made the track "Fresh Blood" available on Spinner.com, explaining that the song would be the lead single for the album...

. On March 31, 2009, the band made the track available on Spinner.com

Spinner.com

Spinner is an AOL Music property, which bills itself as "the ultimate music blog for free MP3s, free CD listening, [and] discovering new artists."...

, explaining that the song would be the lead single for the album. The song is about a werewolf who desires "fresh blood". E

Mark Oliver Everett

Mark Oliver Everett is the lead singer, songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist and sometime drummer of the independent rock band Eels...

 has described the song as a sequel to "I Want to Protect You

I Want to Protect You

"I Want to Protect You" is a download single available at the Eels download store and on the iTunes Store. The song was released on the Eels website on March 3, 2006, and later included on the two-disc compilation Useless Trinkets: B-Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities and Unreleased 1996–2006.While...

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A music video

Music video

A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

 directed by Jesse Dylan

Jesse Dylan

Jesse Dylan is an American film director, and the founder, CEO and creative director of the media production company Wondros.-Personal Life:...

 premiered on April 29, 2009.

A 7" single

Gramophone record

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 was released on May 18, 2009, in the United Kingdom featuring the album track "My Timing Is Off" as an A-side backed with "Fresh Blood". Both singles were made available on the iTunes Store

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The song was featured in the sixth season episode "Legacy" of the TV series Rescue Me

Rescue Me (TV series)

Rescue Me is an American television drama series that premiered on the FX Network on July 21, 2004, and concluded on September 7, 2011. The series focuses on the professional and personal lives of a group of New York City firefighters in the fictitious Ladder 62 / Engine 99 firehouse.The show...

 and the end credits of the third season episode "Fresh Blood" of the series True Blood

True Blood

True Blood is an American television series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in the state of Louisiana...

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Track listing

All songs written by E

Mark Oliver Everett

Mark Oliver Everett is the lead singer, songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist and sometime drummer of the independent rock band Eels...

Digital download

1. "Fresh Blood" – 4:23
2. "Devil's Dog" – 3:42

7"

1. "My Timing Is Off" – 2:57
2. "Fresh Blood" – 4:23